Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 30.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea stood at 30.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 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 Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2012.
That places Papua New Guinea 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30.8% | — |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3237 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Papua New Guinea was 30.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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