People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Zambia
Zambia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 31.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 31.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zambia peaked at 61.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2016.
That places Zambia 35th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2001 | 59.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 44.8% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 31.7% | 43.0% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.95 % 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 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zambia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zambia was 31.7% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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