People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Haiti
Haiti: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 22.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Haiti, 2006–2023
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 Haiti is 22.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Haiti peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2019.
Haiti ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.2% | — |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 22.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 22.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 94 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 24.2% compare
- 96 Madagascar 23.5% compare
- 98 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Haiti?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Haiti was 22.7% in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Haiti ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.