People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Philippines
Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 4.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Philippines, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 4.7% 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 10.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Philippines peaked at 13.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 49th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 8.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Philippines?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Philippines was 4.7% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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