People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines

Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
45th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines, 2000–2017

0.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.8882001: 0.8882002: 0.8422003: 0.7962004: 0.7512005: 0.7052006: 0.6592007: 0.6132008: 0.5672009: 0.5222010: 0.4762011: 0.432012: 0.3842013: 0.3382014: 0.2932015: 0.2472016: 0.2012017: 0.155

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.2% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Philippines 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.0%
2002 0.8% -5.2%
2003 0.8% -5.4%
2004 0.8% -5.8%
2005 0.7% -6.1%
2006 0.7% -6.5%
2007 0.6% -6.9%
2008 0.6% -7.5%
2009 0.5% -8.1%
2010 0.5% -8.8%
2011 0.4% -9.6%
2012 0.4% -10.6%
2013 0.3% -11.9%
2014 0.3% -13.5%
2015 0.2% -15.6%
2016 0.2% -18.6%
2017 0.2% -22.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 8

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  3. 44 Senegal 0.2% compare
  4. 46 Somalia 0.1% compare
  5. 47 El Salvador 0.1% compare
  6. 48 Panama 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Philippines?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Philippines was 0.2% 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Philippines rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Philippines ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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