People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Turkmenistan 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkmenistan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Turkmenistan was 0.2% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Turkmenistan ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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