People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.9% | — |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 8 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,103 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan was 0.9% 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): q5 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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