People practicing open defecation in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, people practicing open defecation in Tajikistan stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Tajikistan peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,246 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Tajikistan?
- People practicing open defecation in Tajikistan was 0.5% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Tajikistan ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.