People practicing open defecation in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 24.7% for people practicing open defecation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Central African Republic peaked at 25.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.7% | 25.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 12.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Central African Republic?
- People practicing open defecation in Central African Republic was 24.7% in 2024, 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Central African Republic ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.