People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 26.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 26.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 43rd 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 26.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 26.9% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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