People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 57.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 57.2% 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 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Namibia peaked at 72.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 6th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 63.2% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 57.2% | 62.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 3 Benin 66.2% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 63.1% compare
- 5 Togo 61.9% compare
- 7 Madagascar 55.9% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.6% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2916 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5956 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Namibia was 57.2% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Namibia ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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