People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 89.1% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2005.
Viet Nam ranks 35th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.3% | — |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.9% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Viet Nam was 89.1% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Viet Nam ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.