People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 86.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan, 2006–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan is 86.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan peaked at 88.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2019.
Tajikistan ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.6% | — |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 86.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 86.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 89% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 39 Uzbekistan 88.0% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 87.3% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 86.4% compare
- 45 Tonga 85.5% compare
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % 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 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tajikistan was 86.7% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2019.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tajikistan ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.