People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Guinea
Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 13.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea, 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
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea is 13.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea peaked at 13.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.1% | — |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 13.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 95 Haiti 15.5% compare
- 96 Madagascar 15.1% compare
- 97 Tanzania 14.8% compare
- 99 Malawi 12.5% compare
- 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.3% compare
- 101 Central African Republic 12.1% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guinea was 13.1% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guinea ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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.