People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 86.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands, 2013–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2021, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands stood at 86.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands peaked at 86.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2013.
That places Marshall Islands 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.4% | — |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 86.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 86.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 41 Syria 87.3% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 86.7% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
- 45 Tonga 85.5% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 85.5%
- 47 Honduras 85.4% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Marshall Islands was 86.4% in 2021, 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Marshall Islands ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.