People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 29.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 29.4% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Mozambique peaked at 65.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 17th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q4 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.7% | — |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 47.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 29.4% | 45.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Mozambique was 29.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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