People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia
Namibia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 27.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia, 2009–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2017, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia peaked at 27.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2009.
That places Namibia 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 27.5% | — |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 75 Cameroon 28.7% compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 79 Chad 23.7% compare
- 80 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 21.9% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % 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 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % 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 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia was 27.5% in 2017, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Namibia ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.