People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 42.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 42.9% 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 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mozambique peaked at 73.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 58.0% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 42.9% | 56.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Sudan 47.5% compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 45.5% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 45.3% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3% compare
- 20 Haiti 37.8% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 37.4% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 823 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Mozambique was 42.9% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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