People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi
Burundi: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 4.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi, 2004–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.1% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi peaked at 4.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2004.
That places Burundi 111th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.0% | — |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi was 4.1% in 2023, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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.