Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti

Haiti: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 27.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 2006
All-time low
27.6%
in 2019
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti, 2006–2023

01020302006201420232006: 32.3 %2007: 32.3 %2008: 32.3 %2009: 32.3 %2010: 32.3 %2011: 31.8 %2012: 31.3 %2013: 30.8 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 29.7 %2016: 29.2 %2017: 28.6 %2018: 28.1 %2019: 27.6 %2020: 27.6 %2021: 27.6 %2022: 27.6 %2023: 27.6 %

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

Analysis

Haiti recorded 27.6% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti peaked at 32.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2019.

That places Haiti 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.3% 32.3% 32.3% 4
2010s 30.0% 27.6% 32.3% 10
2020s 27.6% 27.6% 27.6% 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 96 Zambia 28.7% compare
  2. 97 Malawi 27.9% compare
  3. 98 Lesotho 27.8% compare
  4. 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.3% compare
  5. 101 Mali 27.1% compare
  6. 102 Togo 26.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti?
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti was 27.6% in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2019.
How does Haiti rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
Haiti ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti 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 Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas
Unit
%
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
113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.