Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa
Samoa: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2019
All-time low
52.0%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa is 69.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 53rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 52.0% | — |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 69.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 69.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 87% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.1% | 52.0% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Samoa was 69.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Samoa ranks 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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