Senegal - 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 Senegal was 10.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 10.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.30 in 2011.

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
2011 10.30
2012 10.30
2013 10.30
2014 10.30
2015 10.30
2016 10.30
2017 10.30
2018 10.30
2019 10.30
2020 10.30

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 Senegal was 34.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 34.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 34.64 in 2011.

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
2011 34.64
2012 34.64
2013 34.64
2014 34.64
2015 34.64
2016 34.64
2017 34.64
2018 34.64
2019 34.64
2020 34.64

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Senegal was 22.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 22.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.05 in 2011.

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
2011 21.05
2012 21.16
2013 21.26
2014 21.36
2015 21.46
2016 21.57
2017 21.68
2018 21.79
2019 21.90
2020 22.01

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention