People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti
Djibouti: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 50.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti, 2019–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti stood at 50.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Djibouti 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.3% | — |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 58.3% compare
- 70 Kenya 57.5% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 51.9% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 48.5% compare
- 74 Vanuatu 48.4% compare
- 75 Congo 48.2%
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % 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 0.0389 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Djibouti was 50.7% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Djibouti ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.