Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 112 countries
All-time high
88.0%
in 2023
All-time low
85.9%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador peaked at 88.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 85.9% | — |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 85.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.4% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in El Salvador was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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