South Asia - 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 South Asia was 60.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 60.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.41 in 2010.

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
2010 52.41
2011 52.79
2012 53.62
2013 54.45
2014 55.28
2015 56.11
2016 56.94
2017 57.79
2018 58.64
2019 59.49
2020 60.36

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 South Asia was 81.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 81.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.42 in 2010.

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
2010 78.42
2011 78.57
2012 78.86
2013 79.16
2014 79.46
2015 79.76
2016 80.07
2017 80.39
2018 80.71
2019 81.03
2020 81.36

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in South Asia was 67.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 67.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 60.47 in 2010.

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
2010 60.47
2011 60.87
2012 61.62
2013 62.38
2014 63.14
2015 63.89
2016 64.65
2017 65.41
2018 66.18
2019 66.95
2020 67.72

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention