Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros
Comoros: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros is 32.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2006.
Comoros ranks 69th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +4.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 32.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 32.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 26.3% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % 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 population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Comoros was 32.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Comoros ranks 69th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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