Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines
Philippines: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines is 98.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 5th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.2% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 84.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.7% compare
- 7 Serbia 98.0%
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,456 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Philippines was 98.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Philippines ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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