People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Comoros
Comoros: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Comoros, 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 Comoros stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Comoros peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 61st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Comoros?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Comoros was 0.4% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Comoros ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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