People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 11.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 11.8% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Ghana peaked at 22.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 29th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Angola 18.2% compare
- 27 Zambia 14.7% compare
- 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.9% compare
- 30 Guinea 10.0% compare
- 31 Afghanistan 8.5% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.2% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 590 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,794 (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 Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Ghana was 11.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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