People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 42.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 42.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu peaked at 42.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2007.
That places Vanuatu 64th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 34.4% | — |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 34.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- 66 Eswatini 36.3% compare
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vanuatu was 42.2% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2007.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Vanuatu ranks 64th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.