People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Chad
Chad: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 84.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Chad, 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 Chad stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Chad peaked at 84.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 71.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 78.6% | 84.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Chad?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Chad was 84.3% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Chad ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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