People practicing open defecation in Iran
Iran: People practicing open defecation was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Iran, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.4% for people practicing open defecation in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Iran peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
Iran ranks 91st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 |
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More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.932 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9773 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1131 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Iran?
- People practicing open defecation in Iran was 0.4% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Iran rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Iran ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.