People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Eritrea
Eritrea: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 88.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 88.7% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Eritrea peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 88.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 88.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.7% | 90.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Eritrea?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Eritrea was 88.7% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.