People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 23.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mauritania is 23.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mauritania peaked at 29.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2017.
That places Mauritania 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.0% | 25.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 7 Namibia 33.8% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 32.0% compare
- 9 Angola 25.6% compare
- 11 Nigeria 20.8% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 20.3% compare
- 13 Madagascar 19.9% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mauritania was 23.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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