Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 95.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan, 2004β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2004.
Bhutan ranks 13th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.4% | 74.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 76.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 90.2% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 15 Palestine 95.5% compare
- 16 China 95.3% compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Bhutan was 95.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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