People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 85.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands, 2013–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2021, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands peaked at 85.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2013.
Marshall Islands ranks 45th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 84.9% | — |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.9% | 85.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands was 85.1% in 2021, 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Marshall Islands ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.