People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea
Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 20.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 20.6% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea peaked at 20.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.1% | — |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 101 Niger 21.5% compare
- 102 Lesotho 20.9% compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% compare
- 105 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.4% compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 18.7% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea was 20.6% in 2022, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guinea ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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.