People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 38.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 38.6% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands peaked at 38.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2011.
Solomon Islands ranks 83rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37.1% | — |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.36 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Solomon Islands was 38.6% in 2019, 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Solomon Islands ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon 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.