People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi
Malawi: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 15.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi, 2000–2024
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 Malawi stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi peaked at 15.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.9187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi was 15.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.