People practicing open defecation in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 16.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Mozambique peaked at 58.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 23rd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 42.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 16.0% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 Sudan 16.4% compare
- 21 Ethiopia 16.2% compare
- 22 Mauritania 16.2% compare
- 24 Djibouti 15.9% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 15.6% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation in Mozambique was 16.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.