People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 12.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic is 12.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic peaked at 13.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2021.
Central African Republic ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.2% | — |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Central African Republic was 12.1% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2021.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Central African Republic ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.