People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi
Malawi: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 12.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 12.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi peaked at 12.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 96 Madagascar 15.1% compare
- 97 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.8% compare
- 98 Guinea 13.1% compare
- 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% compare
- 101 Central African Republic 12.1% compare
- 102 Gambia 11.9% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Malawi was 12.5% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Malawi ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.