People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Chad
Chad: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 11.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Chad, 2000–2017
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 Chad stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Chad peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2017.
That places Chad 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Chad, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Niger 28.9% compare
- 2 Madagascar 15.6% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 8.4% compare
- 5 Benin 5.9% compare
- 6 Nigeria 3.9% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Chad?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Chad was 11.3% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Chad ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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