People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 37.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania is 37.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mauritania peaked at 39.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.6% | 38.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mauritania was 37.6% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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