People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 31.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 31.1% 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 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 31.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 17.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 31.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cameroon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Cameroon was 31.1% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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