People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 88.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2016.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88.8% | — |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 88.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 88.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Turks and Caicos Islands was 88.8% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.