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
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti, 2006–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.