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.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.6% | — |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 31.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 31.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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