People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Vietnam
Vietnam: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Vietnam, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Vietnam is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Vietnam peaked at 26.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Vietnam ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -50.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -100.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 11.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Vietnam?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Vietnam was 0.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Vietnam rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Vietnam ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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