People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines
Philippines: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 98.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 5th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66.2% | — |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.2% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 84.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.7% compare
- 7 Serbia 98.0%
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0407 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 0.0414 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Philippines was 98.9% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Philippines ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.