People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 82.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Caribbean Small States, 2018–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Caribbean Small States is 82.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.
Caribbean Small States ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.2% | — |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 15 Azerbaijan 96.3% compare
- 16 India 96.1% compare
- 17 Ecuador 95.7% compare
- 18 Thailand 95.7% compare
- 19 Philippines 95.6% compare
- 20 Vietnam 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.4% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Caribbean Small States?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Caribbean Small States was 82.3% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2018.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2022.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.