People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2024
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 Sao Tome and Principe is 62.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 62.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.4% | — |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 62.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 62.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 32.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 59.5% | 62.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sao Tome and Principe was 62.8% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.