People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Pakistan
Pakistan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 63.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Pakistan, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 63.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Pakistan peaked at 70.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.6% | — |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 66.5% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 66.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0088 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Pakistan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Pakistan was 63.4% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Pakistan ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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