People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
That places Upper middle income 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 93.0% | — |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 93.0% | 93.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.4% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 2 North Macedonia 99.6% compare
- 3 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 99.2%
- 5 Saudi Arabia 98.8% compare
- 6 Ukraine 98.6% compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.6%
- 8 Mexico 98.5% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, 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 Upper middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income was 95.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.