People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 12.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 12.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2014.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 100th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.3% | — |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Democratic Republic of Congo was 12.3% in 2022, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2014.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.