People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique
Mozambique: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 25.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique peaked at 25.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2005.
That places Mozambique 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 101 Mali 27.1% compare
- 102 Togo 26.9% compare
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 26.0% compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 24.5% compare
- 106 Somalia 22.2% compare
- 107 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.8% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mozambique was 25.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mozambique ranks 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.