People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 96.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 96.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 96.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2008.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.0% | — |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 96.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 9 Iraq 96.9% compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 96.6%
- 11 Tuvalu 96.3%
- 13 Bhutan 95.7% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 95.5% compare
- 15 Palestine, State of 95.5%
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 96.0% in 2016, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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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.