People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2024
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 Kyrgyzstan is 97.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2009.
That places Kyrgyzstan 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.1% | — |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 87.1% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 18 Maldives 95.8% compare
- 19 Libya 95.6% compare
More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 0.0501 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Kyrgyzstan was 97.2% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2009.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.