People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu, 2007–2024
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 Vanuatu is 48.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu peaked at 48.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2007.
Vanuatu ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41.1% | — |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 41.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 46.2% | 48.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu was 48.4% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2007.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Vanuatu ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.