Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq
Iraq: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq is 96.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq peaked at 96.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2005.
That places Iraq 9th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 79.2% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.7% compare
- 7 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 96.6% compare
- 11 Tuvalu 96.3% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Iraq was 96.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Iraq ranks 9th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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