Between 2015 and 2022, the proportion of the global population with basic handwashing facilities at home increased from 67 percent to 75 percent. Despite this increase, an estimated 30 percent of the global population (roughly 2.3 billion people) lacked basic services. Of this total, almost 700 million people had no handwashing facilities at home.
Proportion of global populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2015 and 2022
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Basic - Availability of a handwashing facility with soap and water
at home Limited - Availability of a handwashing facility lacking soap and/or
water at home No service - No handwashing facility at home
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WHO, & UNICEF. (July 5, 2023). Proportion of global populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2015 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255177/basic-hygiene-services-worldwide/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Proportion of global populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2015 and 2022." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255177/basic-hygiene-services-worldwide/
WHO, UNICEF. (2023). Proportion of global populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2015 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255177/basic-hygiene-services-worldwide/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Proportion of Global Populations with Access to Basic Handwashing Facilities Worldwide in 2015 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255177/basic-hygiene-services-worldwide/
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Proportion of global populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2015 and 2022 [Graph], WHO, & UNICEF, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255177/basic-hygiene-services-worldwide/
