People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in El Salvador
El Salvador: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in El Salvador, 2008–2024
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 El Salvador stood at 88.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in El Salvador peaked at 90.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 37th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 90.6% | — |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7% | 90.6% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 89.1% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in El Salvador?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in El Salvador was 88.2% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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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.