People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 98.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 98.6% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2016. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 98.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 7th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.6% | — |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 98.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 4 Kazakhstan 99.2% compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 98.8%
- 6 Ukraine 98.6%
- 8 Mexico 98.5% compare
- 9 China 98.3%
- 10 Serbia 98.2% compare
More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 98.6% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2008.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.