Syrian Arab Republic - 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 Syrian Arab Republic was 80.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 80.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.24 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 80.24
2015 80.24
2016 80.24
2017 80.24
2018 80.24
2019 80.24
2020 80.24

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 Syrian Arab Republic was 84.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 84.90 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.90 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 84.90
2015 84.90
2016 84.90
2017 84.90
2018 84.90
2019 84.90
2020 84.90

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 82.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 82.82 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.64 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 82.64
2015 82.67
2016 82.70
2017 82.73
2018 82.76
2019 82.79
2020 82.82

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention