People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 36.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 36.2% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Cambodia peaked at 96.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 68.4% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 36.2% | 63.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.6% compare
- 10 India 36.5% compare
- 12 Liberia 33.4% compare
- 13 Nepal 33.0% compare
- 14 Mozambique 30.3% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4,613 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Cambodia was 36.2% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Cambodia ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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