Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico
Mexico: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2009.
That places Mexico 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.3% | — |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.3%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 79.3% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 93.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
More health data for Mexico
- 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 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mexico was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Mexico ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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