People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Mali
Mali: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 27.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mali, 2014–2022
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 Mali is 27.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mali peaked at 27.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2014.
That places Mali 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.1% | — |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 27.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 27.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 98 Lesotho 27.8% compare
- 99 Haiti 27.6% compare
- 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.3% compare
- 102 Togo 26.9% compare
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 26.0%
- 104 Mozambique 25.0% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0871 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mali?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mali was 27.1% in 2022, 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2014.
- How does Mali rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mali ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali 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.