People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income, 2017–2024
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 Low & middle income is 77.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.6% | — |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.6% | 71.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 72.3% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3%
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 18 Maldives 95.8% compare
- 19 Libya 95.6% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income was 77.9% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2017.
- How does Low & middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.