Congo - People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Congo was 23.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.96 in 2000.

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 15.96
2001 15.96
2002 16.40
2003 16.84
2004 17.28
2005 17.72
2006 18.16
2007 18.60
2008 19.04
2009 19.49
2010 19.93
2011 20.37
2012 20.81
2013 21.25
2014 21.69
2015 22.13
2016 22.57
2017 23.01
2018 23.01
2019 23.01
2020 23.01

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors