People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2011–2024
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 56.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2011.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.4% | — |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 42.4% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 50.3% | 56.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 56.6% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.