People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 68.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 68.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lesotho peaked at 83.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 75.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 68.7% | 74.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.8% compare
- 12 Madagascar 69.9% compare
- 13 Liberia 69.1% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 67.5% compare
- 16 Somalia 67.2% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 65.5% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lesotho was 68.7% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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