People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 58.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 58.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Yemen peaked at 66.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.1% | — |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 58.8% | 62.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Yemen was 58.8% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Yemen ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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