People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 6.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 6.6% 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 48.7% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Somalia peaked at 87.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2017.
That places Somalia 33rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.8% | — |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 56.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 6.6% | 50.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 30 Guinea 10.0% compare
- 31 Afghanistan 8.5% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.2% compare
- 34 Indonesia 5.9% compare
- 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.8% compare
- 36 Malawi 4.6% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Somalia was 6.6% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Somalia ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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