People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 43.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Senegal stood at 43.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Senegal peaked at 57.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 50.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 43.6% | 49.3% | 8 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.8501 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Senegal was 43.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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