Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Namibia
Namibia: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 27.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
27.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 112 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2009
All-time low
27.5%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Namibia, 2009–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 27.5% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Namibia peaked at 27.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2009.
That places Namibia 77th out of 112 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 74 Cameroon 28.7% compare
- 75 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 76 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Chad 23.7% compare
- 79 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 80 East Timor 21.9% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Namibia?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Namibia was 27.5% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Namibia ranks 77th out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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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