People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Gabon peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Gabon 37th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Gabon was 0.0% 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): q5 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Gabon ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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