Mali - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Mali was 4.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.15 in 2000, while its lowest value was 4.94 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 21.15
2001 20.24
2002 19.34
2003 18.44
2004 17.56
2005 16.69
2006 15.82
2007 14.97
2008 14.12
2009 13.29
2010 12.47
2011 11.66
2012 10.86
2013 10.08
2014 9.31
2015 8.55
2016 7.80
2017 7.06
2018 6.34
2019 5.63
2020 4.94

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors