People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 6.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 6.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mozambique peaked at 54.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.2% | — |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 30.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 6.2% | 27.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mozambique was 6.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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