People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Cote d'Ivoire, 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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 4.3% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 18 Papua New Guinea 5.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.9% compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,592 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0721 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Cote d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Cote d'Ivoire was 4.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.