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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.1% | 52.0% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,603 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 43,051 (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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