People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cameroon
Cameroon: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 and water 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% |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0542 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0455 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.