People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 93.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income, 2017–2024
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 Upper middle income is 93.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
That places Upper middle income 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 90.3% | — |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 90.3% | 90.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.2% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 99.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income was 93.5% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2017.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Upper middle income ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.