People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 was 8.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
8.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2016
All-time low
7.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 8.9% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Benin peaked at 8.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 8.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 68.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 8.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 40.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 13.8% compare
- 2 Madagascar 11.1% compare
- 4 Togo 4.3% compare
- 5 Nigeria 3.7% compare
- 6 Somalia 3.2% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Benin was 8.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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