People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 75.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Angola recorded 75.1% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Angola peaked at 75.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
That places Angola 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Angola, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.0% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 71.8% | 75.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 7 India 81.8% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 80.3% compare
- 9 Cambodia 77.7% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.8% compare
- 12 Madagascar 69.9% compare
- 13 Liberia 69.1% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Angola was 75.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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