Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Hygiene Exposure Estimates 1990-2021

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021), coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimated the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational locations.

This dataset contains no access to handwashing facility exposure estimates by year, location, age, and sex for the years 1990-2021. Exposure to no access to handwashing facility is defined as lack of access to a handwashing facility which includes soap (bar, liquid, or powder/detergent), water, and wash station (either permanent or mobile). This is a binary variable, i.e. one is either exposed or not exposed to a handwashing facility. Estimates include both the proportion of the population exposed and the number of individuals within the given population that are exposed. Estimates include mean, and the 95% uncertainty intervals. Only mean estimates are available for both sexes.