People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania
Mauritania: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 40.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania, 2009–2024
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 Mauritania stood at 40.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania peaked at 54.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.7% | — |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 45.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 40.4% | 44.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0127 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mauritania was 40.7% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mauritania ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.