People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala
Guatemala: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 76.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala is 76.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala peaked at 76.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.4% | — |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala was 76.8% in 2019, 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.