People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros
Comoros: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 32.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2006.
Comoros ranks 70th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 26.3% | 32.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.1526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros was 32.2% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.