Dem. Rep. Congo - People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 18.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 18.85 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.72 in 2000.

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 14.72
2001 14.93
2002 15.13
2003 15.34
2004 15.55
2005 15.75
2006 15.96
2007 16.16
2008 16.37
2009 16.58
2010 16.78
2011 16.99
2012 17.20
2013 17.40
2014 17.61
2015 17.81
2016 18.02
2017 18.23
2018 18.43
2019 18.64
2020 18.85

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors