People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 45.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 45.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 46.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 46.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 45.5% | 46.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe was 45.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Zimbabwe ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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