People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Eswatini
Eswatini: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 48.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 48.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini peaked at 49.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.7% | — |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 48.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 75 South Africa 52.6% compare
- 76 Dominican Republic 51.2% compare
- 77 Gabon 49.7% compare
- 79 Angola 44.8% compare
- 80 Cameroon 43.9% compare
- 81 East Timor 42.6% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini was 48.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Eswatini ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.