People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 28.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 28.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Niger peaked at 28.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Niger, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.0% | 28.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Madagascar 15.6% compare
- 3 Chad 11.3% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 8.4% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Niger was 28.9% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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