Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 15.7% in 2024. β Volatile
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau, 2000β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau is 15.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 93rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 1.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 90 Mauritania 17.0% compare
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- 95 Madagascar 15.1% compare
- 96 Tanzania 14.8% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guinea-Bissau was 15.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 93rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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