World Bank · Health
Mauritania: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban
57.57percent · 2024-14.7% 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 Mauritania from 2009 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.568 | |
| 2023 | 57.568 | |
| 2022 | 58.673 | |
| 2021 | 59.779 | |
| 2020 | 60.884 | |
| 2019 | 61.989 | |
| 2018 | 63.094 | |
| 2017 | 64.2 | |
| 2016 | 65.305 | |
| 2015 | 66.41 | |
| 2014 | 67.515 | |
| 2013 | 68.621 | |
| 2012 | 68.621 | |
| 2011 | 68.621 | |
| 2010 | 68.621 | |
| 2009 | 68.621 |
Source
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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