People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad
Chad: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Chad recorded 26.3% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2004.
Chad ranks 92nd 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.7% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.3% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 89 East Timor 28.4% compare
- 90 Bolivia 27.0% compare
- 91 Senegal 26.9% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 94 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 24.2% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.4188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,898 (1998)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0007 units per person (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad was 26.3% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2004.
- How does Chad rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Chad ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.