People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Uganda
Uganda: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 20.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Uganda peaked at 33.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2017.
That places Uganda 46th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 26.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.7% | 26.0% | 8 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Uganda?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Uganda was 20.7% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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