North Macedonia - Access to basic handwashing facilities

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in North Macedonia was 99.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 99.75 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 99.75
2001 99.75
2002 99.75
2003 99.75
2004 99.75
2005 99.75
2006 99.75
2007 99.75
2008 99.75
2009 99.75
2010 99.75
2011 99.75
2012 99.75
2013 99.75
2014 99.75
2015 99.75
2016 99.75
2017 99.75
2018 99.75
2019 99.75
2020 99.75

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) in North Macedonia was 99.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 99.62 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 99.62
2001 99.62
2002 99.62
2003 99.62
2004 99.62
2005 99.62
2006 99.62
2007 99.62
2008 99.62
2009 99.62
2010 99.62
2011 99.62
2012 99.62
2013 99.62
2014 99.62
2015 99.62
2016 99.62
2017 99.62
2018 99.62
2019 99.62
2020 99.62

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in North Macedonia was 99.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.68 in 2011, while its lowest value was 99.67 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 99.67
2001 99.67
2002 99.67
2003 99.67
2004 99.67
2005 99.67
2006 99.68
2007 99.68
2008 99.68
2009 99.68
2010 99.68
2011 99.68
2012 99.68
2013 99.68
2014 99.68
2015 99.68
2016 99.67
2017 99.67
2018 99.67
2019 99.67
2020 99.67

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention