People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh is 71.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.4% | — |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 24.6% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 58.6% | 71.8% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bangladesh was 71.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.