Cabo Verde - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Cabo Verde was 26.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 71.56 in 2000, while its lowest value was 26.71 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 | 71.56 |
| 2001 | 69.33 |
| 2002 | 67.11 |
| 2003 | 64.88 |
| 2004 | 62.65 |
| 2005 | 60.42 |
| 2006 | 58.20 |
| 2007 | 55.97 |
| 2008 | 53.74 |
| 2009 | 51.51 |
| 2010 | 49.29 |
| 2011 | 47.06 |
| 2012 | 44.83 |
| 2013 | 42.61 |
| 2014 | 40.38 |
| 2015 | 38.15 |
| 2016 | 35.92 |
| 2017 | 33.67 |
| 2018 | 31.33 |
| 2019 | 29.01 |
| 2020 | 26.71 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cabo Verde was 8.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 33.98 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.31 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 | 33.98 |
| 2001 | 32.70 |
| 2002 | 31.42 |
| 2003 | 30.14 |
| 2004 | 28.86 |
| 2005 | 27.58 |
| 2006 | 26.30 |
| 2007 | 25.02 |
| 2008 | 23.74 |
| 2009 | 22.46 |
| 2010 | 21.19 |
| 2011 | 19.91 |
| 2012 | 18.63 |
| 2013 | 17.35 |
| 2014 | 16.07 |
| 2015 | 14.79 |
| 2016 | 13.51 |
| 2017 | 12.22 |
| 2018 | 10.91 |
| 2019 | 9.61 |
| 2020 | 8.31 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Cabo Verde was 14.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 51.48 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.45 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.48 |
| 2001 | 49.44 |
| 2002 | 47.43 |
| 2003 | 45.43 |
| 2004 | 43.44 |
| 2005 | 41.48 |
| 2006 | 39.53 |
| 2007 | 37.60 |
| 2008 | 35.68 |
| 2009 | 33.79 |
| 2010 | 31.91 |
| 2011 | 30.14 |
| 2012 | 28.37 |
| 2013 | 26.61 |
| 2014 | 24.87 |
| 2015 | 23.13 |
| 2016 | 21.40 |
| 2017 | 19.67 |
| 2018 | 17.91 |
| 2019 | 16.17 |
| 2020 | 14.45 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
