People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 21.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone stood at 21.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone peaked at 21.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.2% | — |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 20.2% | 20.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.0% | 21.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Sierra Leone?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sierra Leone was 21.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sierra Leone ranks 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.