People practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 0.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Republic of Moldova ranks 91st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +234562862486758.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 88 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.3% compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 93 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
More health data for Republic of Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 20.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Republic of Moldova was 0.2% in 2024, 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 91st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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.