Suriname - 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 Suriname was 66.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 66.84 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.84 in 2014.

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
2014 66.84
2015 66.84
2016 66.84
2017 66.84
2018 66.84
2019 66.84
2020 66.84

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 Suriname was 74.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 74.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.80 in 2014.

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
2014 74.80
2015 74.80
2016 74.80
2017 74.80
2018 74.80
2019 74.80
2020 74.80

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Suriname was 72.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 72.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 72.09 in 2016.

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
2014 72.10
2015 72.10
2016 72.09
2017 72.10
2018 72.10
2019 72.10
2020 72.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention