People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 72.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 72.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2020. 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 Paraguay peaked at 72.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 72.0% | — |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 72.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 72.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 87% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Paraguay was 72.0% in 2020, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.