Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Peru
Peru: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Peru, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 72.3% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Peru peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2009.
That places Peru 48th 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 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 47.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 63.1% | 72.3% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Peru?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Peru was 72.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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