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

Mali: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 30.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
30.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
38th
of 97 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2017
All-time low
23.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

01020302000200820172000: 23.2 lowest2001: 23.6 lowest2002: 24 lowest2003: 24.5 lowest2004: 24.9 lowest2005: 25.3 lowest2006: 25.7 lowest2007: 26.2 lowest2008: 26.6 lowest2009: 27 lowest2010: 27.4 lowest2011: 27.8 lowest2012: 28.3 lowest2013: 28.7 lowest2014: 29.1 lowest2015: 29.5 lowest2016: 29.9 lowest2017: 30.4 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 Mali is 30.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mali peaked at 30.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.

Mali ranks 38th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Mali, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 23.2%
2001 23.6% +1.8%
2002 24.0% +1.8%
2003 24.5% +1.8%
2004 24.9% +1.7%
2005 25.3% +1.7%
2006 25.7% +1.7%
2007 26.2% +1.6%
2008 26.6% +1.6%
2009 27.0% +1.6%
2010 27.4% +1.6%
2011 27.8% +1.5%
2012 28.3% +1.5%
2013 28.7% +1.5%
2014 29.1% +1.5%
2015 29.5% +1.4%
2016 29.9% +1.4%
2017 30.4% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.1% 23.2% 27.0% 10
2010s 28.9% 27.4% 30.4% 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 35 Zambia 31.7% compare
  2. 36 Honduras 31.5% compare
  3. 37 Cameroon 31.1% compare
  4. 39 Nicaragua 29.1% compare
  5. 40 Guinea 28.2% compare
  6. 41 Indonesia 28.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mali?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mali was 30.4% 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
How does Mali rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Mali ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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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