People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in South Africa
South Africa: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
That places South Africa 51st 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in South Africa?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in South Africa was 0.8% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- South Africa ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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