People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mali
Mali: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 10.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mali, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.2% | 18.1% | 8 |
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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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