People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kazakhstan, 2000–2017

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.085 lowest2001: 0.085 lowest2002: 0.085 lowest2003: 0.085 lowest2004: 0.085 lowest2005: 0.084 lowest2006: 0.083 lowest2007: 0.082 lowest2008: 0.081 lowest2009: 0.079 lowest2010: 0.078 lowest2011: 0.077 lowest2012: 0.076 lowest2013: 0.075 lowest2014: 0.074 lowest2015: 0.072 lowest2016: 0.071 lowest2017: 0.07 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 0.1% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Kazakhstan 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Kazakhstan, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% -1.4%
2006 0.1% -1.4%
2007 0.1% -1.4%
2008 0.1% -1.4%
2009 0.1% -1.5%
2010 0.1% -1.5%
2011 0.1% -1.5%
2012 0.1% -1.5%
2013 0.1% -1.5%
2014 0.1% -1.6%
2015 0.1% -1.6%
2016 0.1% -1.6%
2017 0.1% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
  2. 82 Turkmenistan 0.2% compare
  3. 83 Montenegro 0.1% compare
  4. 85 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  5. 86 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  6. 87 Albania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kazakhstan?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Kazakhstan was 0.1% 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Kazakhstan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Kazakhstan ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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