Lifestyle and Preventive Health
Hand Washing Rates by Country 2025
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- Columns labeled “Can Wash at Home” refer to the percentage of that country’s residents whose homes possess basic hand-washing facilities.
- Column labeled “Wash 5x Daily (Gallup 2020) (%)” refers to the percentage of that country’s residents who washed with soap and water or hand sanitizer at least 5 times a day in 2020 (during the pandemic).
- The availability of hand-washing facilities is a much greater concern in the developing world than in developed countries.
- Not all countries are represented in either data set.
