People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Eswatini peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Eswatini was 0.2% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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