People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Moldova
Moldova: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 93.4% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova stood at 93.4%. 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 Moldova peaked at 93.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2008.
Moldova ranks 27th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 93.4% | — |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 93.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 93.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Moldova was 93.4% in 2016, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2008.
- How does Moldova rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Moldova ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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.