People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation, urban was 3.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 3.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 3.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 4.3% compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
More health data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 3.9% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 22nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.