People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 7.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mozambique stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mozambique peaked at 46.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 27.2% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 7.9% | 24.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 16 Cambodia 9.0% compare
- 17 Mauritania 8.4% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 8.0% compare
- 20 Nepal 7.6% compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.9% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 6.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Mozambique was 7.9% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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