People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Vietnam
Vietnam: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 95.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 95.4% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam peaked at 95.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 2005.
That places Vietnam 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.8% | — |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 95.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 95.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.6% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Vietnam was 95.4% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.