People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in India
India: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 36.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in India, 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 India is 36.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in India peaked at 70.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2017.
That places India 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.9% | — |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 57.7% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 36.5% | 55.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Madagascar 55.9% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.6% compare
- 11 Cambodia 36.2% compare
- 12 Liberia 33.4% compare
- 13 Nepal 33.0% compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7713 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9514 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in India?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in India was 36.5% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2017.
- How does India rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- India ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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