People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 6.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.6% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 8.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 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): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cameroon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cameroon was 6.6% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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