People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Turkey
Turkey: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Turkey, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Turkey peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -41.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -69.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Turkey?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Turkey was 0.0% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Turkey ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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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