People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 22.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2006.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.8% | — |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 96 Madagascar 23.5% compare
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- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 101 Niger 21.5% compare
- 102 Lesotho 20.9% compare
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire was 22.0% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2006.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.