People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Serbia
Serbia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 98.2% in 2014. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Serbia, 2006–2014
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2014, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Serbia stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Serbia peaked at 98.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 10th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.2% | — |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 98.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.6% compare
- 8 Mexico 98.5% compare
- 9 China 98.3%
- 11 Iraq 97.6% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 13 Maldives 97.1%
More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Serbia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Serbia was 98.2% in 2014, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Serbia ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.