People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 94.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, State of, 2014–2024
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 Palestine, State of is 94.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, State of peaked at 94.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2014.
Palestine, State of ranks 23rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.7% | — |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 94.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 94.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Palestine, State of?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, State of was 94.7% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Palestine, State of ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine, State 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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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.