Tunisia - 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 Tunisia was 67.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 67.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 67.00 in 2006.

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
2006 67.00
2007 67.00
2008 67.00
2009 67.00
2010 67.00
2011 67.03
2012 67.06
2013 67.09
2014 67.13
2015 67.16
2016 67.19
2017 67.23
2018 67.26
2019 67.29
2020 67.33

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 Tunisia was 91.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 96.92 in 2010, while its lowest value was 91.46 in 2020.

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
2006 96.92
2007 96.92
2008 96.92
2009 96.92
2010 96.92
2011 96.38
2012 95.83
2013 95.28
2014 94.74
2015 94.19
2016 93.64
2017 93.10
2018 92.55
2019 92.00
2020 91.46

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Tunisia was 84.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 86.94 in 2010, while its lowest value was 84.11 in 2020.

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
2006 86.60
2007 86.69
2008 86.77
2009 86.86
2010 86.94
2011 86.67
2012 86.40
2013 86.12
2014 85.84
2015 85.56
2016 85.27
2017 84.98
2018 84.70
2019 84.41
2020 84.11

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention