People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 90.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania is 90.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mauritania peaked at 90.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 76.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 84.1% | 90.3% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Mauritania was 90.3% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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