People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 7.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 7.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2017.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 32nd 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 7.2% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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