Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 3.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia, 2010β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia peaked at 5.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 111th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ethiopia was 3.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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