People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 59.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cambodia stood at 59.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cambodia peaked at 98.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.1% | — |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 80.4% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 59.8% | 77.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 7 Burkina Faso 69.0% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 65.1% compare
- 9 Madagascar 60.0% compare
- 11 India 59.6% compare
- 12 Liberia 59.0% compare
- 13 Angola 51.0% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cambodia was 59.8% 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): q2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Cambodia ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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