People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 27.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 27.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zimbabwe peaked at 27.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 18th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 27.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 15 Nigeria 29.8% compare
- 16 Sudan 28.3% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 28.1% compare
- 19 Ethiopia 25.7% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.3% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 22.3% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % 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 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % 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 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Zimbabwe was 27.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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