People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mali
Mali: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mali, 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 Mali is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mali peaked at 32.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Mali ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -44.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -79.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 13.1% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.0% | 11.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mali?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mali was 0.0% 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): q4 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Mali ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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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