People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 77.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 77.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 90.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 77.7% | 88.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 6 Togo 83.6% compare
- 7 India 81.8% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 80.3% compare
- 10 Angola 75.1% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.8% compare
- 12 Madagascar 69.9% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.48 % 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 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.75 % 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 0.0042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cambodia was 77.7% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Cambodia ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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