Tanzania - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Tanzania was 10.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 11.01 in 2018, while its lowest value was 10.30 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 10.30
2001 10.40
2002 10.49
2003 10.56
2004 10.62
2005 10.67
2006 10.72
2007 10.77
2008 10.82
2009 10.85
2010 10.89
2011 10.92
2012 10.94
2013 10.96
2014 10.98
2015 10.99
2016 11.00
2017 11.01
2018 11.01
2019 11.00
2020 10.89

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors