Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti

Haiti: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 15.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 113 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2006
All-time low
15.5%
in 2019
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti, 2006–2023

051015202006201420232006: 17.9 %2007: 17.9 %2008: 17.9 %2009: 17.9 %2010: 17.9 %2011: 17.6 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 17.1 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 16.5 %2016: 16.3 %2017: 16 %2018: 15.7 %2019: 15.5 %2020: 15.5 %2021: 15.5 %2022: 15.5 %2023: 15.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti stood at 15.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti peaked at 17.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2019.

That places Haiti 95th 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 17.9% 17.9% 17.9% 4
2010s 16.7% 15.5% 17.9% 10
2020s 15.5% 15.5% 15.5% 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 92 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
  2. 93 Rwanda 16.0% compare
  3. 94 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
  4. 96 Madagascar 15.1% compare
  5. 97 Tanzania 14.8% compare
  6. 98 Guinea 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti?
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Haiti was 15.5% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
How does Haiti rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
Haiti ranks 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
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, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.