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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.9% | 74.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.6% | 84.9% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (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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