People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 1.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Ghana is 1.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Ghana peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.7% compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 1.4% compare
- 13 India 1.1% compare
- 15 Lesotho 0.9% compare
- 16 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.8% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 590 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,794 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Ghana was 1.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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