People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mauritania stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mauritania peaked at 6.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 17th 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): Q3 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 14 Sierra Leone 3.3% compare
- 15 Niger 3.0% compare
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.8% compare
- 18 Somalia 2.7% compare
- 19 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0549 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mauritania was 2.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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