People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Chad
Chad: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 88.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Chad is 88.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Chad peaked at 94.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2017.
That places Chad 4th 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.6% | — |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.4% | 91.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Chad?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Chad was 88.4% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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