People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 18.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 103 Guinea 20.6% compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% compare
- 105 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.4% compare
- 107 Rwanda 18.5% compare
- 108 Zambia 18.4% compare
- 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.5% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % 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 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % 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 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone was 18.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sierra Leone ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.