People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 33.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Congo recorded 33.4% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo peaked at 33.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2000.
That places Congo 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.8% | 33.4% | 8 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Congo was 33.4% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Congo ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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