People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros
Comoros: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 34.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros peaked at 34.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2006.
That places Comoros 87th 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 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.4% | — |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 12.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 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 Comoros?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros was 34.8% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Comoros ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.