People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 6.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Burundi stood at 6.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Burundi peaked at 9.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2017.
That places Burundi 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 8 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.65 % 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 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.13 % 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 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Burundi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Burundi was 6.9% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Burundi ranks 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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