Libya - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Libya was 0.748 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.750 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.748 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2008 0.750
2009 0.750
2010 0.750
2011 0.750
2012 0.750
2013 0.750
2014 0.750
2015 0.750
2016 0.750
2017 0.749
2018 0.748
2019 0.748
2020 0.748

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors