Number without basic handwashing in Haiti

Haiti: Number without basic handwashing was 9.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.00 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.00 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.99 million
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Number without basic handwashing in Haiti, 2006–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2006201420232006: 7.0M2007: 7.1M2008: 7.2M2009: 7.3M2010: 7.4M2011: 7.5M2012: 7.6M2013: 7.8M2014: 7.9M2015: 8.1M2016: 8.2M2017: 8.3M2018: 8.5M2019: 8.6M2020: 8.7M2021: 8.8M2022: 8.9M2023: 9.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Haiti is 9.00 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Haiti peaked at 9.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million, in 2006.

Haiti ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Number without basic handwashing in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Number without basic handwashing in Haiti, 2006 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2006 6.99 million —
2007 7.09 million +1.5%
2008 7.20 million +1.5%
2009 7.31 million +1.5%
2010 7.38 million +1.0%
2011 7.49 million +1.5%
2012 7.63 million +1.9%
2013 7.77 million +1.9%
2014 7.91 million +1.8%
2015 8.06 million +1.8%
2016 8.20 million +1.8%
2017 8.34 million +1.8%
2018 8.49 million +1.7%
2019 8.63 million +1.7%
2020 8.73 million +1.1%
2021 8.82 million +1.0%
2022 8.91 million +1.0%
2023 9.00 million +1.0%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 9.00 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 9.00 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297, 12.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.15 million 6.99 million 7.31 million 4
2010s 7.99 million 7.38 million 8.63 million 10
2020s 8.86 million 8.73 million 9.00 million 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 38 Nepal 9.42 million compare
  2. 39 South Sudan 9.32 million compare
  3. 40 Bolivia 9.06 million compare
  4. 42 Egypt 8.97 million compare
  5. 43 Togo 7.68 million compare
  6. 44 Algeria 7.06 million compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without basic handwashing in Haiti?
Number without basic handwashing in Haiti was 9.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 9.00 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million in 2006.
How does Haiti rank for number without basic handwashing?
Haiti ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti 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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Indicator
Number without basic handwashing
Source
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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