People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 74.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Myanmar, 2010–2024
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 Myanmar is 74.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Myanmar peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2010.
That places Myanmar 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.2% | — |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 74.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 74.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 74.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.5% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Myanmar?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Myanmar was 74.7% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
- How does Myanmar rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Myanmar ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.