People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Vietnam
Vietnam: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 84.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam, 2005–2024
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 Vietnam stood at 84.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam peaked at 84.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2005.
That places Vietnam 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81.5% | — |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 84.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 84.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.8% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.1% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam was 84.9% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Vietnam ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.