Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador is 84.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 33rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.3% | — |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 84.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 84.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.9% | 74.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.6% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ecuador was 84.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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