Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gambia
Gambia: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 11.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
11.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 112 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2012
All-time low
11.9%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gambia, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 11.9% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gambia peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 101st out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 98 Malawi 12.5% compare
- 99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% compare
- 100 Central African Republic 12.1% compare
- 102 Djibouti 11.6% compare
- 103 Somalia 11.1% compare
- 104 Côte d'Ivoire 11.1% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.502 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gambia?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gambia was 11.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Gambia ranks 101st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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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