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

Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

00.0250.050.0750.12000200820172000: 0.106 highest2001: 0.106 highest2002: 0.098 highest2003: 0.091 highest2004: 0.083 highest2005: 0.075 highest2006: 0.067 highest2007: 0.059 highest2008: 0.052 highest2009: 0.044 highest2010: 0.036 highest2011: 0.028 highest2012: 0.02 highest2013: 0.013 highest2014: 0.005 highest2015: 0 highest2016: 0 highest2017: 0 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.

Philippines 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 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Philippines, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% -7.3%
2003 0.1% -7.9%
2004 0.1% -8.6%
2005 0.1% -9.4%
2006 0.1% -10.4%
2007 0.1% -11.6%
2008 0.1% -13.1%
2009 0.0% -15.1%
2010 0.0% -17.8%
2011 0.0% -21.6%
2012 0.0% -27.6%
2013 0.0% -38.1%
2014 0.0% -61.6%
2015 0.0% -100.0%
2016 0.0%
2017 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 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 Philippines?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Philippines 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Philippines ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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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