Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gabon
Gabon: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 31.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
31.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 112 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2017
All-time low
31.6%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gabon, 2017–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 31.6% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Gabon ranks 71st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gabon?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gabon was 31.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Gabon ranks 71st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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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