Number without basic handwashing in Cuba
Cuba: Number without basic handwashing was 725,028 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number without basic handwashing in Cuba, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 725,028 for number without basic handwashing 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, number without basic handwashing in Cuba peaked at 1.94 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 725,028, 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.
Number without basic handwashing in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.94 million | — |
| 2009 | 1.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 871,526 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 737,203 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 732,246 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 728,687 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 725,028 | -0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 725,028 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 725,028 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.00 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,938 | 725,028 | 871,526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Cuba?
- Number without basic handwashing in Cuba was 725,028 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 725,028 in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Cuba ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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