People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 64.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea is 64.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 64.4% | — |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 64.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 64.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 75% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Papua New Guinea was 64.4% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.