Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana
Ghana: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 31.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana, 2011β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana is 31.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana peaked at 36.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 72nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.8% | 34.2% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.3% | 33.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 69 Comoros, Union of the 32.2% compare
- 70 Congo, Republic of 31.8% compare
- 71 Gabon 31.6% compare
- 73 Papua New Guinea 30.8% compare
- 74 Cameroon 28.7% compare
- 75 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Ghana was 31.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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