People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados
Barbados: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 88.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados peaked at 88.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 36th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.5% | — |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Barbados was 88.5% in 2016, 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.