People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) was 0.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 0.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 252.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +104.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 13.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) (Q5) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +104.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Zimbabwe was 0.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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