People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 24.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mozambique is 24.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mozambique peaked at 48.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 36.7% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 24.8% | 35.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Mozambique was 24.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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