People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mali

Mali: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 10.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
10.2%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
42nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2000
All-time low
10.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mali, 2000–2017

10152025302000200820172000: 29.32001: 28.12002: 272003: 25.92004: 24.82005: 23.72006: 22.52007: 21.42008: 20.32009: 19.22010: 18.12011: 16.92012: 15.82013: 14.72014: 13.62015: 12.52016: 11.32017: 10.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Mali recorded 10.2% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mali peaked at 29.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2017.

Mali ranks 42nd 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 Mali, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mali, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 29.3%
2001 28.1% -3.8%
2002 27.0% -4.0%
2003 25.9% -4.1%
2004 24.8% -4.3%
2005 23.7% -4.5%
2006 22.5% -4.7%
2007 21.4% -5.0%
2008 20.3% -5.2%
2009 19.2% -5.5%
2010 18.1% -5.8%
2011 16.9% -6.2%
2012 15.8% -6.6%
2013 14.7% -7.1%
2014 13.6% -7.6%
2015 12.5% -8.3%
2016 11.3% -9.0%
2017 10.2% -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.2% 19.2% 29.3% 10
2010s 14.1% 10.2% 18.1% 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 39 Indonesia 12.3% compare
  2. 40 Eswatini 11.6% compare
  3. 41 Guatemala 10.3% compare
  4. 43 Nicaragua 9.2% compare
  5. 44 Malawi 7.4% compare
  6. 45 Kenya 7.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mali?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mali was 10.2% 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
How does Mali rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Mali ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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