People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 75.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 75.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Mauritania peaked at 75.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.9% | — |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 62.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 70.2% | 75.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Mauritania was 75.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Mauritania ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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