Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin
Benin: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 9.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin is 9.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 106th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin was 9.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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