People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico
Mexico: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico, 2009–2024
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 Mexico stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2009.
Mexico ranks 8th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89.6% | — |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.6% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico was 98.5% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.