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.
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 |
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More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 827.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 325,504 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,058 (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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