People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 32.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Benin recorded 32.5% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Benin peaked at 60.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.3% | — |
| 2001 | 58.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 44.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 32.5% | 42.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 2 Chad 68.8% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 40.7% compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 21.4% compare
- 7 Togo 18.9% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 18.8% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Benin was 32.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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