People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 51.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 51.8% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Mozambique peaked at 70.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.2% | — |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 61.0% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 51.8% | 59.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Mozambique was 51.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Mozambique ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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