People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba

Cuba: People without basic handwashing facilities was 725,028 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
725,028 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.94 million people
in 2008
All-time low
725,028 people
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, 2008–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2008201620242008: 1.9M people2009: 1.9M people2010: 1.9M people2011: 1.9M people2012: 1.9M people2013: 1.8M people2014: 1.7M people2015: 1.5M people2016: 1.4M people2017: 1.3M people2018: 1.1M people2019: 1.0M people2020: 871.5k people2021: 737.2k people2022: 732.2k people2023: 728.7k people2024: 725.0k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 725,028 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba peaked at 1.94 million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 725,028 people, in 2024.

Cuba ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.94 million people 1.94 million people 1.94 million people 2
2010s 1.57 million people 1.00 million people 1.94 million people 10
2020s 758,938 people 725,028 people 871,526 people 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 75 Jamaica 841,121 people compare
  2. 76 Eswatini 754,154 people compare
  3. 77 El Salvador 745,297 people compare
  4. 79 Costa Rica 718,532 people compare
  5. 80 Djibouti 575,769 people compare
  6. 81 Comoros 565,205 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba was 725,028 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 million people in 2008.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 725,028 people in 2024.
How does Cuba rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Cuba ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.