Benin - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Benin was 70.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.82 in 2000, while its lowest value was 70.45 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.82 |
| 2001 | 86.00 |
| 2002 | 85.18 |
| 2003 | 84.36 |
| 2004 | 83.54 |
| 2005 | 82.73 |
| 2006 | 81.91 |
| 2007 | 81.09 |
| 2008 | 80.27 |
| 2009 | 79.45 |
| 2010 | 78.63 |
| 2011 | 77.82 |
| 2012 | 77.00 |
| 2013 | 76.18 |
| 2014 | 75.36 |
| 2015 | 74.54 |
| 2016 | 73.72 |
| 2017 | 72.91 |
| 2018 | 72.09 |
| 2019 | 71.27 |
| 2020 | 70.45 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Benin was 31.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 36.42 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.46 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.42 |
| 2001 | 36.17 |
| 2002 | 35.93 |
| 2003 | 35.68 |
| 2004 | 35.43 |
| 2005 | 35.18 |
| 2006 | 34.93 |
| 2007 | 34.69 |
| 2008 | 34.44 |
| 2009 | 34.19 |
| 2010 | 33.94 |
| 2011 | 33.70 |
| 2012 | 33.45 |
| 2013 | 33.20 |
| 2014 | 32.95 |
| 2015 | 32.70 |
| 2016 | 32.46 |
| 2017 | 32.21 |
| 2018 | 31.96 |
| 2019 | 31.71 |
| 2020 | 31.46 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Benin was 51.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 67.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.58 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.50 |
| 2001 | 66.74 |
| 2002 | 65.95 |
| 2003 | 65.11 |
| 2004 | 64.28 |
| 2005 | 63.45 |
| 2006 | 62.63 |
| 2007 | 61.80 |
| 2008 | 60.99 |
| 2009 | 60.18 |
| 2010 | 59.38 |
| 2011 | 58.58 |
| 2012 | 57.78 |
| 2013 | 56.99 |
| 2014 | 56.21 |
| 2015 | 55.42 |
| 2016 | 54.65 |
| 2017 | 53.87 |
| 2018 | 53.10 |
| 2019 | 52.34 |
| 2020 | 51.58 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
