Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 112 countries
All-time high
81.2%
in 2020
All-time low
31.5%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia peaked at 81.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 39th 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 21 years of available data.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.5% | — |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 81.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 81.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 35.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 39.8% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 36 Costa Rica 83.3% compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 82.6% compare
- 38 Moldova 82.3% compare
- 40 Syria 80.6% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 80.2% compare
- 42 Pakistan 80.2% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 Mongolia?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mongolia was 81.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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