People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 25.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 25.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia peaked at 88.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 55.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 25.7% | 51.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 16 Sudan 28.3% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 28.1% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 27.5% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.3% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 22.3% compare
- 22 Lesotho 21.8% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia was 25.7% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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