People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 22.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 22.4% 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 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Senegal peaked at 40.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 31st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 30.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.4% | 29.6% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Senegal was 22.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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