Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti

Haiti: Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural was 27.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.57
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
32.35
in 2006
All-time low
27.57
in 2019
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti, 2006–2023

01020302006201420232006: 32.32007: 32.32008: 32.32009: 32.32010: 32.32011: 31.82012: 31.32013: 30.82014: 30.22015: 29.72016: 29.22017: 28.62018: 28.12019: 27.62020: 27.62021: 27.62022: 27.62023: 27.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 27.57 for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural 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, proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti peaked at 32.35 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.57, 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.

Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti, 2006 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2006 32.35 —
2007 32.35 +0.0%
2008 32.35 +0.0%
2009 32.35 +0.0%
2010 32.35 +0.0%
2011 31.82 -1.6%
2012 31.29 -1.7%
2013 30.75 -1.7%
2014 30.22 -1.7%
2015 29.69 -1.8%
2016 29.16 -1.8%
2017 28.63 -1.8%
2018 28.1 -1.9%
2019 27.57 -1.9%
2020 27.57 +0.0%
2021 27.57 +0.0%
2022 27.57 +0.0%
2023 27.57 +0.0%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 27.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.41, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 27.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4, 32% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.35 32.35 32.35 4
2010s 29.96 27.57 32.35 10
2020s 27.57 27.57 27.57 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 96 Zambia 28.73 compare
  2. 97 Malawi 27.91 compare
  3. 98 Lesotho 27.83 compare
  4. 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.32 compare
  5. 101 Mali 27.12 compare
  6. 102 Togo 26.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti?
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural in Haiti was 27.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 32.35 in 2006.
What is the lowest proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 27.57 in 2019.
How does Haiti rank for proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural?
Haiti ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion with basic handwashing facilities urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
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