People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 21.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 21.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Yemen peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10,754 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Yemen was 21.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Yemen ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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