People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mongolia

Mongolia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mongolia, 2000–2017

0.050.10.150.22000200820172000: 0.18 highest2001: 0.171 highest2002: 0.162 highest2003: 0.152 highest2004: 0.143 highest2005: 0.134 highest2006: 0.125 highest2007: 0.116 highest2008: 0.107 highest2009: 0.098 highest2010: 0.089 highest2011: 0.079 highest2012: 0.07 highest2013: 0.061 highest2014: 0.052 highest2015: 0.043 highest2016: 0.034 highest2017: 0.034 highest

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 Mongolia is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mongolia peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Mongolia 38th 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 Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Mongolia, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% -5.1%
2002 0.2% -5.3%
2003 0.2% -5.6%
2004 0.1% -6.0%
2005 0.1% -6.4%
2006 0.1% -6.8%
2007 0.1% -7.3%
2008 0.1% -7.9%
2009 0.1% -8.5%
2010 0.1% -9.3%
2011 0.1% -10.3%
2012 0.1% -11.5%
2013 0.1% -13.0%
2014 0.1% -14.9%
2015 0.0% -17.5%
2016 0.0% -21.2%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 35 Peru 0.1% compare
  2. 36 Kenya 0.0% compare
  3. 37 Gabon 0.0% compare
  4. 39 Somalia 0.0% compare
  5. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
  6. 41 Mauritania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mongolia?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Mongolia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Mongolia ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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