People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Mexico
Mexico: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mexico peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -60.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | -60.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mexico?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mexico 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Mexico ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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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