People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 87.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia, 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
In 2016, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia stood at 87.2%. 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 Saint Lucia peaked at 87.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87.2% | — |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 87.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 87.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia was 87.2% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.