People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 8.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % 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 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % 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 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe was 8.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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