Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba
Cuba: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 93.4% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2008.
Cuba ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 82.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More population data for Cuba
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 130 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cuba was 93.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2008.
- How does Cuba rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cuba ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.