People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq
Iraq: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 97.4% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.5% | — |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.2% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1% compare
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 9.09 % 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 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 10.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Iraq was 97.4% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.