People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 18.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Angola stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Angola peaked at 31.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2017.
That places Angola 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.2% | 23.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Angola was 18.2% 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): q3 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Angola ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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