People practicing open defecation in Mali
Mali: People practicing open defecation was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Mali is 3.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Mali peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
That places Mali 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 12.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 878 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2265 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Mali?
- People practicing open defecation in Mali was 3.9% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Mali ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.