People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 2.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.1% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mozambique peaked at 11.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 19th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.8% compare
- 17 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 18 Somalia 2.7% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
- 21 Gabon 1.9% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 1.7% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mozambique?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mozambique was 2.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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