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.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.3% | — |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 85.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 85.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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