Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Eswatini, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 36.3% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Eswatini peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 65th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 30.5% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 62 Sao Tome and Principe 43.1% compare
- 63 Vanuatu 42.2% compare
- 64 Cape Verde 37.7% compare
- 66 Zimbabwe 36.1% compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 33.3% compare
- 68 Colombia 32.9% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 386,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 13,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 13,078 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 13,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Eswatini?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Eswatini was 36.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Eswatini ranks 65th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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