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

Maldives: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Maldives, 2013–2017

00.10.20.30.42013201520172013: 0.434 lowest2014: 0.434 lowest2015: 0.434 lowest2016: 0.434 lowest2017: 0.434 lowest

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 Maldives is 0.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Maldives ranks 80th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2013 0.4%
2014 0.4% +0.0%
2015 0.4% +0.0%
2016 0.4% +0.0%
2017 0.4% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Maldives?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Maldives was 0.4% 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 Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Maldives ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Maldives 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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