India - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in India was 22.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.23 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.41 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 | 92.23 |
| 2001 | 88.74 |
| 2002 | 85.25 |
| 2003 | 81.76 |
| 2004 | 78.27 |
| 2005 | 74.78 |
| 2006 | 71.28 |
| 2007 | 67.79 |
| 2008 | 64.30 |
| 2009 | 60.81 |
| 2010 | 57.32 |
| 2011 | 53.83 |
| 2012 | 50.34 |
| 2013 | 46.85 |
| 2014 | 43.36 |
| 2015 | 39.86 |
| 2016 | 36.37 |
| 2017 | 32.88 |
| 2018 | 29.39 |
| 2019 | 25.90 |
| 2020 | 22.41 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in India was 0.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.71 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.99 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 | 26.71 |
| 2001 | 25.42 |
| 2002 | 24.14 |
| 2003 | 22.85 |
| 2004 | 21.56 |
| 2005 | 20.28 |
| 2006 | 18.99 |
| 2007 | 17.71 |
| 2008 | 16.42 |
| 2009 | 15.13 |
| 2010 | 13.85 |
| 2011 | 12.56 |
| 2012 | 11.28 |
| 2013 | 9.99 |
| 2014 | 8.70 |
| 2015 | 7.42 |
| 2016 | 6.13 |
| 2017 | 4.85 |
| 2018 | 3.56 |
| 2019 | 2.27 |
| 2020 | 0.99 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in India was 14.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 74.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.93 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 | 74.10 |
| 2001 | 71.06 |
| 2002 | 67.99 |
| 2003 | 64.93 |
| 2004 | 61.88 |
| 2005 | 58.84 |
| 2006 | 55.82 |
| 2007 | 52.81 |
| 2008 | 49.82 |
| 2009 | 46.84 |
| 2010 | 43.87 |
| 2011 | 40.92 |
| 2012 | 37.98 |
| 2013 | 35.05 |
| 2014 | 32.13 |
| 2015 | 29.23 |
| 2016 | 26.34 |
| 2017 | 23.46 |
| 2018 | 20.60 |
| 2019 | 17.76 |
| 2020 | 14.93 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
