Iran - People practicing open defecation

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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Iran was 1.43 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 1.43 in 2016, while its lowest value was 1.43 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 1.43
2001 1.43
2002 1.43
2003 1.43
2004 1.43
2005 1.43
2006 1.43
2007 1.43
2008 1.43
2009 1.43
2010 1.43
2011 1.43
2012 1.43
2013 1.43
2014 1.43
2015 1.43
2016 1.43

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Iran was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.037 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2016.

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 0.037
2001 0.037
2002 0.037
2003 0.037
2004 0.037
2005 0.037
2006 0.037
2007 0.037
2008 0.037
2009 0.037
2010 0.037
2011 0.037
2012 0.037
2013 0.037
2014 0.037
2015 0.037
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000
2020 0.000

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Iran was 0.374 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.538 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.374 in 2016.

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 0.538
2001 0.528
2002 0.518
2003 0.508
2004 0.498
2005 0.489
2006 0.479
2007 0.470
2008 0.462
2009 0.454
2010 0.446
2011 0.438
2012 0.430
2013 0.423
2014 0.415
2015 0.408
2016 0.374

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors