People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 52.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 52.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ghana peaked at 60.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.4% | — |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 56.5% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 52.7% | 56.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 22 Haiti 53.9% compare
- 23 Sudan 53.8% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 53.0% compare
- 26 Mozambique 50.1% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.1% compare
- 28 Nigeria 47.5% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % 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 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % 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 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Ghana was 52.7% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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