People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 45.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Mozambique is 45.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Mozambique peaked at 75.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.5% | — |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 60.6% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 45.7% | 58.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 54.1% compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.0% compare
- 22 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 40.4% compare
- 25 Ghana 39.3% compare
- 26 Yemen 39.1% 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Mozambique was 45.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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