People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 30.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 30.3% 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 6.8% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mozambique peaked at 65.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.9% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 48.1% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 30.3% | 45.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Mozambique was 30.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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