People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 37.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mauritania stood at 37.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mauritania peaked at 44.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.6% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 37.0% | 40.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mauritania was 37.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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