Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya
Kenya: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 223.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2011.
That places Kenya 61st 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 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 33.4% | 48.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Kenya was 48.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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