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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Lao PDR was 25.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.91 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.88 in 2019.

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 72.91
2001 70.43
2002 67.96
2003 65.48
2004 63.01
2005 60.53
2006 58.06
2007 55.58
2008 53.11
2009 50.63
2010 48.16
2011 45.68
2012 43.21
2013 40.73
2014 38.26
2015 35.78
2016 33.31
2017 30.83
2018 28.36
2019 25.88
2020 25.88

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors