Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
10.6
Romania
Lowest
0
Switzerland
Median
0.4
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
651

What the numbers show

Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 10.6 in Romania; the lowest is 0 in Switzerland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4, and the mean is 1.27.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).

Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 10.6 2023 down 69.5% falling
2 Bulgaria 6.8 2023 down 71.9% falling
3 Hungary 4.2 2020 down 34.4% falling
4 Albania 4.1 2023 down 31.7% falling
5 Serbia 2.8 2020 down 33.3% flat
6 Montenegro 2.7 2020 up 22.7% falling
7 Denmark 2.5 2020 up 316.7% volatile
8 Italy 1.9 2023 up 1,800.0% volatile
8 Latvia 1.9 2023 down 81.7% volatile
10 North Macedonia 1.5 2023 down 77.3% volatile
11 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1.3 2019 down 38.1% falling
12 Estonia 1 2020 down 85.7% volatile
13 Slovakia 0.8 2020 down 27.3% volatile
14 France 0.7 2023 up 40.0% rising
14 Lithuania 0.7 2023 down 87.7% volatile
16 Belgium 0.5 2023 up 25.0% volatile
17 Greece 0.4 2023 down 50.0% volatile
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4 2018 up 300.0% volatile
17 Spain 0.4 2020 volatile
17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.4 2020 unchanged rising
21 Croatia 0.3 2020 volatile
22 Austria 0.2 2023 volatile
22 Portugal 0.2 2023 down 71.4% volatile
22 Poland 0.2 2023 down 90.0% volatile
22 Norway 0.2 2020 volatile
22 Czechia 0.2 2020 down 33.3% falling
27 Netherlands 0.1 2020 volatile
27 Cyprus 0.1 2020 volatile
29 Malta 0 2023 volatile
29 Slovenia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
29 Sweden 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
29 Luxembourg 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
29 Iceland 0 2020 volatile
29 Ireland 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
29 Finland 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
29 Germany 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
29 Switzerland 0 2020 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 651 data points, 2003–2023
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