People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 22.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2011.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19.4% | — |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 22.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2011.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.