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Gambia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban

13.51percent · 20240.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Gambia from 2012 to 2024.

20122024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202413.513
202313.513
202213.513
202113.513
202013.513
201913.513
201813.513
201713.513
201613.513
201513.513
201413.513
201313.513
201213.513

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Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-with-basic-handwashing-facilities-including-soap-and-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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