People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Cameroon
Cameroon: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 28.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 28.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon peaked at 28.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2013.
That places Cameroon 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.7% | — |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 28.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 28.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 72 Gabon 31.6% compare
- 73 Ghana 31.3% compare
- 74 Papua New Guinea 30.8% compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 27.5% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon was 28.7% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cameroon ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.