People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Tanzania
Tanzania: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 21.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, 2017–2024
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 Tanzania stood at 21.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Tanzania 107th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.8% | — |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 104 Mozambique 25.0% compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 24.5% compare
- 106 Somalia 22.2% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 21.2% compare
- 109 Burundi 19.4% compare
- 110 Benin 15.8% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania was 21.8% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tanzania ranks 107th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.