Mauritius - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Mauritius was 0.221 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.221 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.104 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 | 0.104 |
| 2001 | 0.113 |
| 2002 | 0.122 |
| 2003 | 0.131 |
| 2004 | 0.140 |
| 2005 | 0.149 |
| 2006 | 0.158 |
| 2007 | 0.167 |
| 2008 | 0.176 |
| 2009 | 0.185 |
| 2010 | 0.194 |
| 2011 | 0.203 |
| 2012 | 0.212 |
| 2013 | 0.221 |
| 2014 | 0.221 |
| 2015 | 0.221 |
| 2016 | 0.221 |
| 2017 | 0.221 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Mauritius was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.062 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2004.
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 | 0.062 |
| 2001 | 0.059 |
| 2002 | 0.056 |
| 2003 | 0.053 |
| 2004 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0.000 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Mauritius was 0.131 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.131 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.081 in 2004.
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 | 0.086 |
| 2001 | 0.090 |
| 2002 | 0.094 |
| 2003 | 0.098 |
| 2004 | 0.081 |
| 2005 | 0.086 |
| 2006 | 0.092 |
| 2007 | 0.097 |
| 2008 | 0.103 |
| 2009 | 0.108 |
| 2010 | 0.113 |
| 2011 | 0.119 |
| 2012 | 0.124 |
| 2013 | 0.130 |
| 2014 | 0.130 |
| 2015 | 0.130 |
| 2016 | 0.131 |
| 2017 | 0.131 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
