People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Benin
Benin: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban was 1.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Benin is 1.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Benin peaked at 1.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 26.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 26.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 7.3% compare
- 2 Madagascar 3.3% compare
- 4 Somalia 1.4% compare
- 5 Nigeria 0.7% compare
- 6 Ghana 0.7% 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): q5 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Benin was 1.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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