People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mozambique peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 18th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Lesotho 0.9% compare
- 16 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.8% compare
- 19 Haiti 0.6% compare
- 20 Indonesia 0.6% compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Mozambique was 0.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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