Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba

Cuba: Rural without basic handwashing was 292,070 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
292,070
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 113 countries
All-time high
727,899
in 2008
All-time low
292,070
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba, 2008–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2008201620242008: 727.9k2009: 725.2k2010: 722.6k2011: 720.0k2012: 717.3k2013: 670.7k2014: 624.2k2015: 578.0k2016: 532.1k2017: 485.8k2018: 439.5k2019: 393.2k2020: 347.1k2021: 300.7k2022: 297.6k2023: 294.9k2024: 292.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Cuba stood at 292,070. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Cuba peaked at 727,899 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 292,070, in 2024.

That places Cuba 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 727,899 —
2009 725,250 -0.4%
2010 722,582 -0.4%
2011 720,007 -0.4%
2012 717,267 -0.4%
2013 670,659 -6.5%
2014 624,186 -6.9%
2015 578,006 -7.4%
2016 532,130 -7.9%
2017 485,827 -8.7%
2018 439,486 -9.5%
2019 393,211 -10.5%
2020 347,142 -11.7%
2021 300,690 -13.4%
2022 297,569 -1.0%
2023 294,896 -0.9%
2024 292,070 -1.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 292,070 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 292,070 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 329,183, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 726,574 725,250 727,899 2
2010s 588,336 393,211 722,582 10
2020s 306,473 292,070 347,142 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 75 Jamaica 366,296 compare
  2. 76 Equatorial Guinea 342,240 compare
  3. 77 Moldova 330,228 compare
  4. 79 Djibouti 219,718 compare
  5. 80 Mongolia 201,342 compare
  6. 81 Azerbaijan 194,792 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

More reference data data for Cuba

All data for Cuba →

Frequently asked questions

What is rural without basic handwashing in Cuba?
Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba was 292,070 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 727,899 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 292,070 in 2024.
How does Cuba rank for rural without basic handwashing?
Cuba ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rural-without-basic-handwashing/cuba/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rural-without-basic-handwashing/cuba/">Rural without basic handwashing in Cuba</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rural without basic handwashing
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed