People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 31.4% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 31.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2006.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.1% | — |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 31.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 31.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Côte d'Ivoire was 31.4% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2006.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.