People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Indonesia
Indonesia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 5.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Indonesia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.9% 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 17.9% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Indonesia peaked at 26.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2017.
That places Indonesia 34th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 16.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 5.9% | 14.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 31 Afghanistan 8.5% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.2% compare
- 33 Somalia 6.6% compare
- 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.8% compare
- 36 Malawi 4.6% compare
- 37 Nicaragua 3.8% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.662 % 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 0.118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.636 % 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 0.1245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Indonesia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Indonesia was 5.9% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Indonesia ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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