Timor-Leste - 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 Timor-Leste was 21.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 21.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.93 in 2012.

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
2012 21.93
2013 21.93
2014 21.93
2015 21.93
2016 21.93
2017 21.93
2018 21.93
2019 21.93
2020 21.93

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 Timor-Leste was 42.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 42.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.62 in 2012.

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
2012 42.62
2013 42.62
2014 42.62
2015 42.62
2016 42.62
2017 42.62
2018 42.62
2019 42.62
2020 42.62

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Timor-Leste was 28.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 28.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.81 in 2012.

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
2012 27.81
2013 27.88
2014 27.95
2015 28.03
2016 28.10
2017 28.18
2018 28.25
2019 28.33
2020 28.41

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention