People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 21.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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, United Republic of 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, United Republic of 107th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 21.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of'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, United Republic of
- 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, United Republic of
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
- 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, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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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.