Eswatini - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Eswatini was 3.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.81 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 23.49
2001 22.49
2002 21.49
2003 20.49
2004 19.48
2005 18.47
2006 17.45
2007 16.43
2008 15.35
2009 14.27
2010 13.20
2011 12.13
2012 11.08
2013 10.04
2014 8.99
2015 7.95
2016 6.91
2017 5.88
2018 4.85
2019 3.82
2020 3.81

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors