People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Honduras
Honduras: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 85.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Honduras, 2006–2024
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 Honduras stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Honduras peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2006.
That places Honduras 46th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.5% | — |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 83.7% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.9% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 43 Mongolia 86.4% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
- 47 Algeria 84.9% compare
- 48 Pakistan 84.8% compare
- 49 Syrian Arab Republic 84.5% compare
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Honduras?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Honduras was 85.0% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras 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.