Nearly 40 percent of the urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa had access to basic hygiene services in 2020. That meant that, handwashing facilities with soap and water at home were available for four in every 10 people living in urban areas. The coverage was far lower in rural areas, where basic hygiene services were accessible to 18 percent of the population.
Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence
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Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (July 1, 2021). Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. (2021). Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH. "Coverage of Basic Hygiene Services in Sub-saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by Area of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Coverage of basic hygiene services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015 and 2020, by area of residence [Graph], Joint Monitoring Programme WASH, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266865/coverage-of-basic-hygiene-services-in-sub-saharan-africa/
