People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Central African Republic stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Central African Republic peaked at 6.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
That places Central African Republic 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 6.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 6.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 14 Solomon Islands 7.7% compare
- 15 Nigeria 7.1% compare
- 16 Angola 7.1% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 5.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,728 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Central African Republic?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Central African Republic was 6.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Central African Republic ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.