IDA total - People practicing open defecation

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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in IDA total was 20.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 40.53 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.34 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 40.53
2001 39.61
2002 38.65
2003 37.65
2004 36.65
2005 35.59
2006 34.52
2007 33.46
2008 32.38
2009 31.30
2010 30.22
2011 29.55
2012 28.48
2013 27.41
2014 26.34
2015 25.27
2016 24.20
2017 23.22
2018 22.19
2019 21.24
2020 20.34

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in IDA total was 3.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 8.24 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.89 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 8.24
2001 8.06
2002 7.88
2003 7.68
2004 7.49
2005 7.24
2006 6.99
2007 6.74
2008 6.49
2009 6.25
2010 6.01
2011 5.91
2012 5.66
2013 5.42
2014 5.17
2015 4.91
2016 4.66
2017 4.38
2018 4.18
2019 4.01
2020 3.89

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in IDA total was 14.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 31.15 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.14 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 31.15
2001 30.32
2002 29.47
2003 28.58
2004 27.70
2005 26.77
2006 25.83
2007 24.91
2008 23.98
2009 23.05
2010 22.12
2011 21.56
2012 20.67
2013 19.79
2014 18.91
2015 18.04
2016 17.16
2017 16.40
2018 15.58
2019 14.84
2020 14.14

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors