People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Central African Republic, 2000–2016

11.522.532000200820162000: 2.9 highest2001: 2.9 highest2002: 2.9 highest2003: 2.9 highest2004: 2.9 highest2005: 2.6 highest2006: 2.4 highest2007: 2.1 highest2008: 1.8 highest2009: 1.6 highest2010: 1.3 highest2011: 1 highest2012: 0.763 highest2013: 0.763 highest2014: 0.763 highest2015: 0.763 highest2016: 0.763 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.8% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 67.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Central African Republic peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

Central African Republic ranks 17th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2016.
Year highest Change
2000 2.9%
2001 2.9% +0.0%
2002 2.9% +0.0%
2003 2.9% +0.0%
2004 2.9% +0.0%
2005 2.6% -9.2%
2006 2.4% -10.1%
2007 2.1% -11.2%
2008 1.8% -12.6%
2009 1.6% -14.5%
2010 1.3% -16.9%
2011 1.0% -21.2%
2012 0.8% -25.4%
2013 0.8% +0.0%
2014 0.8% +0.0%
2015 0.8% +0.0%
2016 0.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 1.6% 2.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.3% 7

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 14 Ghana 1.0% compare
  2. 15 Lesotho 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Mozambique 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Haiti 0.6% compare
  6. 20 Indonesia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Central African Republic?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Central African Republic was 0.8% in 2016, 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 Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Central African Republic rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Central African Republic ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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