People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia
Namibia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 62.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia, 2009–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2017, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia stood at 62.4%. 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 Namibia peaked at 62.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 68th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 62.4% | — |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 65 Kiribati 64.7% compare
- 66 Papua New Guinea 64.4% compare
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 62.8% compare
- 69 Djibouti 61.3%
- 70 Afghanistan 60.1% compare
- 71 Mauritania 57.6% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0414 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0395 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Namibia was 62.4% in 2017, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.