People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 2.5% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Gabon peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.
Gabon ranks 52nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 49 Philippines 4.7% compare
- 50 Uganda 2.7% compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 53 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 54 Rwanda 1.9% compare
- 55 Burundi 1.9% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Gabon was 2.5% 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): q2 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Gabon ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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