People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 22.4% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2004.
Central African Republic ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.8% | — |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 24.2% compare
- 96 Madagascar 23.5% compare
- 97 Haiti 22.7% compare
- 99 Côte d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 101 Niger 21.5% compare
More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic was 22.4% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2004.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Central African Republic ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.