People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 13.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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): q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo is 13.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 13.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 8 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Democratic Republic of Congo was 13.9% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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