People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 and water 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 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (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.