People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 8.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mauritania peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2017.
That places Mauritania 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mauritania was 8.4% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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