People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 18.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Togo recorded 18.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Togo peaked at 42.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2017.
Togo ranks 7th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 29.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 18.9% | 28.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 4 Madagascar 40.7% compare
- 5 Benin 32.5% compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 21.4% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 18.8% compare
- 9 Nigeria 18.0% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 16.4% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Togo was 18.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Togo ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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