Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia
Somalia: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia is 11.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia peaked at 24.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 103rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 11.1% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 100 Central African Republic 12.1% compare
- 101 Gambia, The 11.9% compare
- 102 Djibouti 11.6% compare
- 104 Côte d'Ivoire 11.1% compare
- 105 Mozambique, Republic of 9.9% compare
- 106 Benin 9.8% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Somalia was 11.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Somalia ranks 103rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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