Morocco - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Morocco was 1.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.84 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.73 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 22.84
2001 21.95
2002 21.04
2003 20.13
2004 19.20
2005 17.99
2006 16.73
2007 15.49
2008 14.29
2009 13.10
2010 11.94
2011 10.81
2012 9.70
2013 8.62
2014 7.56
2015 6.52
2016 5.51
2017 4.52
2018 3.56
2019 2.62
2020 1.73

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors