People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines
Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Philippines, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
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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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