People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 45.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 45.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia peaked at 93.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.1% | — |
| 2001 | 90.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 67.9% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 45.5% | 65.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 26 Mozambique 50.1% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.1% compare
- 28 Nigeria 47.5% compare
- 30 Senegal 43.6% compare
- 31 Kenya 43.0% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 40.4% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % 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 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % 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 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia was 45.5% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Ethiopia ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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