Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan
South Sudan: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 18.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan is 18.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2016.
South Sudan ranks 88th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18.4% | — |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 19.9%
- 86 Niger 19.8% compare
- 87 Angola 19.1% compare
- 89 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 90 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,347 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 123 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Sudan was 18.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- South Sudan ranks 88th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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