Dem. Rep. Congo - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 12.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.46 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 10.46
2001 10.56
2002 10.66
2003 10.75
2004 10.85
2005 10.94
2006 11.03
2007 11.12
2008 11.20
2009 11.28
2010 11.36
2011 11.44
2012 11.52
2013 11.59
2014 11.66
2015 11.73
2016 11.79
2017 11.85
2018 11.91
2019 11.97
2020 12.03

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors