People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Uganda
Uganda: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 2.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.7% 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 30.6% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Uganda peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 50th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 12.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.7% | 11.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 47 Peru 6.3% compare
- 48 Congo 6.0% compare
- 49 Philippines 4.7% compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 52 Gabon 2.5% compare
- 53 South Africa 2.4% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Uganda?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Uganda was 2.7% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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