Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda is 16.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda peaked at 16.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 92nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +342.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +77.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 16.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 16.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +342.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | +77.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 89 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 90 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
- 94 Haiti 15.5% compare
- 95 Madagascar 15.1% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Rwanda was 16.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Rwanda ranks 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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