People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 87.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 87.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2016. 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 Saint Lucia peaked at 87.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 40th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87.9% | — |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 37 El Salvador 88.3% compare
- 38 Algeria 88.0% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 88.0%
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 87.3% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 86.7% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Saint Lucia was 87.9% in 2016, 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Saint Lucia ranks 40th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.