People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in East Timor
East Timor: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 42.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Timor, 2012–2020
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 East Timor is 42.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 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 East Timor peaked at 42.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2012.
East Timor ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 42.6% | — |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 42.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 42.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Timor?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Timor was 42.6% in 2020, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- East Timor ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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.