People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mongolia
Mongolia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mongolia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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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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