Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda
Uganda: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda is 20.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 84th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Uganda was 20.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Uganda ranks 84th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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