People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only
IDA only: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 51.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 51.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only peaked at 51.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2010.
That places IDA only 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.7% | — |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 19 Philippines 95.6% compare
- 20 Viet Nam 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.4% compare
- 22 Cuba 94.9% compare
- 23 Palestine, State of 94.7% compare
- 24 Georgia 94.6% compare
- 25 Tunisia 94.5% compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA only was 51.8% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2010.
- How does IDA only rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IDA only ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA only 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.