People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Congo
Congo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 56.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2019, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo stood at 56.1%. 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 Congo peaked at 56.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2011.
That places Congo 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56.1% | — |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 56.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 56.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
- 69 Djibouti 61.3%
- 70 Afghanistan 60.1% compare
- 71 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 55.7% compare
- 74 Ghana 55.0% compare
- 75 South Africa 52.6% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo was 56.1% in 2019, 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.