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People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

Bangladesh · 2005–2024 · Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)

Latest (2024)71.82% of population
Earliest (2005)20.36
Change since 2005+51.46
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.HYGN.ZS)
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What you should know

The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.HYGN.ZS)
Data updated
November 1, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
2005–2024 (20 data points)
Unit
% of population
World Bank code
SH.STA.HYGN.ZS
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WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.HYGN.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-handwashing-facilities (data updated November 1, 2026).

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Year% of population
202471.82
202368.53
202265.23
202161.92
202058.6
201955.26
201851.91
201748.54
201645.16
201541.77
201438.36
201334.94
201231.51
201128.07
201024.61
200921.14
200820.94
200720.75
200620.55
200520.36