People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia
Armenia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 90.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 90.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia peaked at 90.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 65.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 79.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia was 90.3% in 2022, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Armenia ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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, rural (% of rural 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.