People practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation was 16.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 16.7% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 38.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2024.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 29.5% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 19.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation in Cote d'Ivoire was 16.7% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.