People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 61.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Togo stood at 61.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Togo peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2017.
That places Togo 5th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 66.9% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 61.9% | 66.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 2 Niger 78.7% compare
- 3 Benin 66.2% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 63.1% compare
- 6 Namibia 57.2% compare
- 7 Madagascar 55.9% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Togo was 61.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Togo ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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