People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Belize
Belize: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 92.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize peaked at 92.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 … urban in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.7% | — |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 92.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 92.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 80.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 92.1% | 92.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Belize was 92.1% in 2022, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Belize ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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, urban (% of urban 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.