People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Lesotho peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 12 Sierra Leone 1.4% compare
- 13 India 1.1% compare
- 14 Ghana 1.0% compare
- 16 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.8% compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.8% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % 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 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % 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 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Lesotho was 0.9% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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