People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 2.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Côte d'Ivoire, 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): q4 in Côte d'Ivoire is 2.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 8.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st 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): Q4 in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.4% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.0% compare
- 30 Indonesia 2.9% compare
- 32 Malawi 1.9% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.8% compare
- 34 Gabon 1.8% compare
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Côte d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Côte d'Ivoire was 2.4% 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): q4 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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