People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 25.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25.7% for people practicing open defecation in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Angola peaked at 31.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2022.
Angola ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 25.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 25.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 24.7% compare
- 16 Nigeria 18.0% compare
- 17 Ghana 17.8% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation in Angola was 25.7% in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Angola ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.