People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Moldova
Moldova: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Moldova peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 106th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +236255552818026.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +101.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +236255552818026.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +101.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Moldova?
- People practicing open defecation in Moldova was 0.1% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Moldova ranks 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.