People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Mauritania stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Mauritania peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Mauritania 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Mauritania?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Mauritania ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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