People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income, 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
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income stood at 78.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2011.
Lower middle income ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71.5% | — |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.1% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 73.6% | 78.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Lower middle income was 78.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2011.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.