South Asia - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in South Asia was 18.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.11 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.54 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 | 79.11 |
| 2001 | 76.07 |
| 2002 | 73.01 |
| 2003 | 69.95 |
| 2004 | 66.90 |
| 2005 | 63.86 |
| 2006 | 60.83 |
| 2007 | 57.81 |
| 2008 | 54.79 |
| 2009 | 51.76 |
| 2010 | 48.73 |
| 2011 | 45.70 |
| 2012 | 42.66 |
| 2013 | 39.62 |
| 2014 | 36.58 |
| 2015 | 33.54 |
| 2016 | 30.50 |
| 2017 | 27.46 |
| 2018 | 24.43 |
| 2019 | 21.47 |
| 2020 | 18.54 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in South Asia was 0.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.77 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 | 21.80 |
| 2001 | 20.72 |
| 2002 | 19.65 |
| 2003 | 18.57 |
| 2004 | 17.50 |
| 2005 | 16.43 |
| 2006 | 15.37 |
| 2007 | 14.30 |
| 2008 | 13.24 |
| 2009 | 12.19 |
| 2010 | 11.13 |
| 2011 | 10.07 |
| 2012 | 9.02 |
| 2013 | 7.96 |
| 2014 | 6.91 |
| 2015 | 5.87 |
| 2016 | 4.82 |
| 2017 | 3.79 |
| 2018 | 2.76 |
| 2019 | 1.76 |
| 2020 | 0.77 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in South Asia was 12.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.42 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.34 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.42 |
| 2001 | 60.76 |
| 2002 | 58.07 |
| 2003 | 55.39 |
| 2004 | 52.73 |
| 2005 | 50.09 |
| 2006 | 47.47 |
| 2007 | 44.87 |
| 2008 | 42.29 |
| 2009 | 39.71 |
| 2010 | 37.14 |
| 2011 | 34.59 |
| 2012 | 32.04 |
| 2013 | 29.51 |
| 2014 | 26.99 |
| 2015 | 24.48 |
| 2016 | 21.99 |
| 2017 | 19.52 |
| 2018 | 17.06 |
| 2019 | 14.68 |
| 2020 | 12.34 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
