People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Moldova
Moldova: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 82.3% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova, 2008–2016
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 Moldova is 82.3%, measured in 2016. 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 Moldova peaked at 82.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2008.
That places Moldova 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 82.3% | — |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 82.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 82.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.8%, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 35 Honduras 84.3% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 83.3% compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 82.6%
- 39 Mongolia 81.2% compare
- 40 Syria 80.6% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 80.2%
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova was 82.3% in 2016, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2008.
- How does Moldova rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Moldova ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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.