People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad
Chad: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 34.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad, 2004–2024
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 Chad is 34.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad peaked at 40.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2021.
That places Chad 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 40.1% | — |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.7% | 40.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 86 Madagascar 35.5% compare
- 87 Central African Republic 35.4% compare
- 88 South Sudan 34.7% compare
- 90 Senegal 33.3% compare
- 91 Guinea 33.1% compare
- 92 Côte d'Ivoire 31.4% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0447 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Chad was 34.1% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Chad ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.