People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 5.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Liberia peaked at 41.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.0% | — |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -34.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 5.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.9%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 5.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 29.2% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 5.7% | 26.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Liberia was 5.7% 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): q4 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Liberia ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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