Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Caribbean, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 71.1% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Caribbean peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2017.
That places Caribbean 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 54.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 56.8% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 10 Serbia, Republic of 98.1% compare
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 12 Iraq 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China (People’s Republic of) 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 16 Kyrgyz Republic 97.2% compare
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 6.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 337.9 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.54 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Caribbean?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Caribbean was 71.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2017.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Caribbean ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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