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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Moldova was 0.233 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.233 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.000 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 0.000
2001 0.017
2002 0.033
2003 0.050
2004 0.067
2005 0.083
2006 0.100
2007 0.117
2008 0.133
2009 0.150
2010 0.167
2011 0.183
2012 0.200
2013 0.217
2014 0.233
2015 0.233
2016 0.233
2017 0.233
2018 0.233
2019 0.233
2020 0.233

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors