People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Zambia
Zambia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 14.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 14.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zambia peaked at 29.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.7% | 20.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zambia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zambia was 14.7% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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