People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 and water 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 Viet Nam 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.4% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, 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 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.