People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 32.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 32.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 34.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2022.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.1% | — |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.2% | 34.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 32.7% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2022.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.