People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mexico
Mexico: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.1% 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 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mexico peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
That places Mexico 58th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mexico?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mexico was 1.1% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Mexico ranks 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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