People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2013–2024
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 17.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2014.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.0% | — |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 17.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2014.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.