Share rural basic handwashing in Cuba

Cuba: Share rural basic handwashing was 88.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 113 countries
All-time high
88.09
in 2021
All-time low
72.67
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Share rural basic handwashing in Cuba, 2008–2024

0204060802008201620242008: 72.72009: 72.72010: 72.72011: 72.72012: 72.72013: 74.42014: 76.12015: 77.82016: 79.52017: 81.22018: 832019: 84.72020: 86.42021: 88.12022: 88.12023: 88.12024: 88.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 88.09 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Cuba peaked at 88.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.67, in 2008.

Cuba ranks 24th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Share rural basic handwashing in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Share rural basic handwashing in Cuba, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 72.67 —
2009 72.67 +0.0%
2010 72.67 +0.0%
2011 72.67 +0.0%
2012 72.67 +0.0%
2013 74.38 +2.4%
2014 76.1 +2.3%
2015 77.81 +2.3%
2016 79.53 +2.2%
2017 81.24 +2.2%
2018 82.95 +2.1%
2019 84.67 +2.1%
2020 86.38 +2.0%
2021 88.09 +2.0%
2022 88.09 +0.0%
2023 88.09 +0.0%
2024 88.09 +0.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 88.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.32, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 88.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.93, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.67 72.67 72.67 2
2010s 77.47 72.67 84.67 10
2020s 87.75 86.38 88.09 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 88.78 compare
  2. 22 Belize 88.69 compare
  3. 23 Tunisia 88.41 compare
  4. 25 El Salvador 88 compare
  5. 26 Ukraine 87.75 compare
  6. 27 Georgia 87.44 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share rural basic handwashing in Cuba?
Share rural basic handwashing in Cuba was 88.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 88.09 in 2021.
What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 72.67 in 2008.
How does Cuba rank for share rural basic handwashing?
Cuba ranks 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share rural 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
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