People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Philippines
Philippines: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Philippines, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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