Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Senegal
Senegal: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 20.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 20.5% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Senegal peaked at 20.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 20.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 80 East Timor 21.9% compare
- 81 Bolivia 21.9% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 21.1% compare
- 84 Uganda 20.0% compare
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 19.9% compare
- 86 Niger 19.8% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Senegal?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Senegal was 20.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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