People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 15.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
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 Guinea-Bissau is 15.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 94th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1182.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +92.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 1.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 91 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 93 Rwanda 16.0% compare
- 95 Haiti 15.5% compare
- 96 Madagascar 15.1% compare
- 97 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.8% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea-Bissau was 15.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.