People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 65.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 65.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 71.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 68.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 65.5% | 68.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe was 65.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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