People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
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 Turks and Caicos Islands is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2016.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.9% | — |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 95.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 222 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 277 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 71.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 273 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands was 95.0% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.