People practicing open defecation in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 6.8% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 11.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 40th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 7.7% compare
- 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.1% compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 6.8% compare
- 41 Myanmar 6.7% compare
- 42 India 6.7% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 6.2% compare
More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation in Tanzania, United Republic of was 6.8% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.