People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia
Mongolia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 88.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia peaked at 88.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 36th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.6% | — |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 76.6% | 77.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 78.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mongolia was 88.7% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mongolia ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.