People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.5% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Somalia peaked at 22.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 46th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -32.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -92.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 14.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 0.1% | 12.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 43 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 44 Senegal 0.2% compare
- 45 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 47 El Salvador 0.1% compare
- 48 Panama 0.1% compare
- 49 Algeria 0.1% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Somalia was 0.1% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Somalia ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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