People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 73.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 73.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Niger peaked at 91.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 82.4% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.4% | 80.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Chad 68.8% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 40.7% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Niger was 73.4% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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