People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia
Mongolia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia, 2004–2024
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 Mongolia is 81.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia peaked at 81.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.5% | — |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 35.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 39.8% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 36 Costa Rica 83.3% compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 82.6% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 82.3% compare
- 40 Syrian Arab Republic 80.6% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 80.2% compare
- 42 Pakistan 80.2% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia was 81.2% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.