People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 75.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income peaked at 75.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2011.
That places Lower middle income 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51.9% | — |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.8% | 49.5% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 66.8% | 75.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 18 Maldives 95.8% compare
- 19 Libya 95.6% compare
- 20 Ukraine 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
More health data for Lower middle income
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income was 75.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2011.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.