People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mali
Mali: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 30.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mali, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.2% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.4% | 30.4% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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