People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Jamaica
Jamaica: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 71.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Jamaica, 2018–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Jamaica is 71.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Jamaica 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 71.0% | — |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.6% compare
- 60 Yemen 73.8% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 71.6% compare
- 63 Solomon Islands 70.7%
- 64 Vanuatu 65.9% compare
- 65 Kiribati 64.7% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % 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 Jamaica?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Jamaica was 71.0% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.