People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad
Chad: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad, 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
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad peaked at 23.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
Chad ranks 79th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.6% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 10.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 76 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 27.5% compare
- 80 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 21.9% compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.9% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad was 23.7% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does Chad rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Chad ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.