Mauritius - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Mauritius was 0.131 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.131 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.081 in 2004.

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 0.086
2001 0.090
2002 0.094
2003 0.098
2004 0.081
2005 0.086
2006 0.092
2007 0.097
2008 0.103
2009 0.108
2010 0.113
2011 0.119
2012 0.124
2013 0.130
2014 0.130
2015 0.130
2016 0.131
2017 0.131

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors