Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana
Guyana: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana is 85.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana peaked at 85.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.3% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.6% | 85.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana was 85.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Guyana ranks 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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