People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Syria
Syria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria, 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
Syria recorded 87.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 Syria peaked at 87.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2012.
That places Syria 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.3% | — |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 87.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 87.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 38 Algeria 88.0% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 88.0% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 86.7% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 86.4% compare
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syria was 87.3% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Syria ranks 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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.