People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Uzbekistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Uzbekistan peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Uzbekistan ranks 118th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,269 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Uzbekistan?
- People practicing open defecation in Uzbekistan was 0.0% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Uzbekistan ranks 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.