People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon
Cameroon: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 37.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 37.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36.8% | — |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 81 Mauritania 40.7% compare
- 82 Eswatini 39.3% compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 38.6% compare
- 85 Angola 36.9% compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 35.4% compare
- 87 Comoros 34.8% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon was 37.8% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.