People practicing open defecation in Eritrea
Eritrea: People practicing open defecation was 67.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2016, people practicing open defecation in Eritrea stood at 67.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Eritrea peaked at 82.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2016.
That places Eritrea 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 71.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Eritrea?
- People practicing open defecation in Eritrea was 67.0% in 2016, 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2016.
- How does Eritrea rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.