Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 83.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 112 countries
All-time high
83.3%
in 2020
All-time low
82.8%
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 83.3% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica peaked at 83.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.8% | — |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 82.9% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6894 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Costa Rica was 83.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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