Thailand - 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 Thailand was 83.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 83.16 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.16 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 83.16
2011 83.16
2012 83.16
2013 83.16
2014 83.16
2015 83.16
2016 83.16
2017 83.16
2018 83.16
2019 83.16
2020 83.16

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 Thailand was 86.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 86.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.67 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 86.67
2011 86.67
2012 86.67
2013 86.67
2014 86.67
2015 86.67
2016 86.67
2017 86.67
2018 86.67
2019 86.67
2020 86.67

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Thailand was 84.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 84.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.70 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 84.70
2011 84.73
2012 84.76
2013 84.78
2014 84.81
2015 84.84
2016 84.86
2017 84.89
2018 84.92
2019 84.94
2020 84.97

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention