People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syrian Arab Republic, 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
Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 87.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2012.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syrian Arab Republic, 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% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 87.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic'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 Syrian Arab Republic
- 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 Syrian Arab Republic
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syrian Arab Republic?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.