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

Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 4.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
4.7%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
49th
of 97 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2000
All-time low
4.7%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

4681012142000200820172000: 13.42001: 13.42002: 12.82003: 12.32004: 11.72005: 11.22006: 10.62007: 10.12008: 9.62009: 92010: 8.52011: 7.92012: 7.42013: 6.82014: 6.32015: 5.82016: 5.22017: 4.7

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Philippines, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.4% 9.0% 13.4% 10
2010s 6.6% 4.7% 8.5% 8

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 46 Cameroon 6.6% compare
  2. 47 Peru 6.3% compare
  3. 48 Congo 6.0% compare
  4. 50 Uganda 2.7% compare
  5. 51 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
  6. 52 Gabon 2.5% compare

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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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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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