People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Laos
Laos: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 74.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Laos, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Laos recorded 74.6% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Laos peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2011.
That places Laos 59th 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72.9% | — |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 74.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 74.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 87% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.1% | 72.9% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.9% | 74.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Laos?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Laos was 74.6% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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.