Vietnam - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Vietnam was 3.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.81 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.88 in 2016.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 21.81
2001 20.69
2002 19.57
2003 18.45
2004 17.33
2005 16.21
2006 15.09
2007 13.97
2008 12.84
2009 11.72
2010 10.60
2011 9.48
2012 8.36
2013 7.24
2014 6.12
2015 5.00
2016 3.88
2017 3.88
2018 3.88
2019 3.88
2020 3.88

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Vietnam was 1.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.09 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.34 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 5.09
2001 4.86
2002 4.62
2003 4.39
2004 4.16
2005 3.92
2006 3.69
2007 3.45
2008 3.22
2009 2.98
2010 2.75
2011 2.52
2012 2.28
2013 2.05
2014 1.81
2015 1.58
2016 1.34
2017 1.34
2018 1.34
2019 1.34
2020 1.34

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Vietnam was 2.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 17.73 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2.93 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2000 17.73
2001 16.74
2002 15.75
2003 14.78
2004 13.81
2005 12.85
2006 11.91
2007 10.97
2008 10.04
2009 9.12
2010 8.22
2011 7.32
2012 6.43
2013 5.56
2014 4.70
2015 3.85
2016 3.01
2017 2.99
2018 2.97
2019 2.95
2020 2.93

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors