Moldova - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Moldova was 0.133 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.134 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.000 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 0.000
2001 0.009
2002 0.019
2003 0.028
2004 0.038
2005 0.048
2006 0.057
2007 0.067
2008 0.076
2009 0.086
2010 0.096
2011 0.105
2012 0.115
2013 0.125
2014 0.134
2015 0.134
2016 0.134
2017 0.134
2018 0.134
2019 0.134
2020 0.133

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors