People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt
Egypt: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt, 2000–2024
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 Egypt stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 67.6% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Egypt was 92.3% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.