Comoros - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Comoros was 0.591 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 0.663 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.591 in 2018.

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 0.663
2001 0.658
2002 0.653
2003 0.648
2004 0.643
2005 0.638
2006 0.633
2007 0.628
2008 0.623
2009 0.618
2010 0.612
2011 0.607
2012 0.602
2013 0.597
2014 0.592
2015 0.592
2016 0.592
2017 0.592
2018 0.591

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors