Mexico - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Mexico was 0.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.42 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.50 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 | 26.42 |
| 2001 | 25.13 |
| 2002 | 23.83 |
| 2003 | 22.53 |
| 2004 | 21.24 |
| 2005 | 19.94 |
| 2006 | 18.65 |
| 2007 | 17.35 |
| 2008 | 16.05 |
| 2009 | 14.76 |
| 2010 | 13.46 |
| 2011 | 12.17 |
| 2012 | 10.87 |
| 2013 | 9.57 |
| 2014 | 8.28 |
| 2015 | 6.98 |
| 2016 | 5.69 |
| 2017 | 4.39 |
| 2018 | 3.09 |
| 2019 | 1.80 |
| 2020 | 0.50 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Mexico was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 3.79 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2019.
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 | 3.79 |
| 2001 | 3.60 |
| 2002 | 3.42 |
| 2003 | 3.23 |
| 2004 | 3.05 |
| 2005 | 2.86 |
| 2006 | 2.68 |
| 2007 | 2.50 |
| 2008 | 2.31 |
| 2009 | 2.13 |
| 2010 | 1.94 |
| 2011 | 1.76 |
| 2012 | 1.57 |
| 2013 | 1.39 |
| 2014 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 0.84 |
| 2017 | 0.65 |
| 2018 | 0.47 |
| 2019 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 0.00 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Mexico was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.51 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.10 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 | 9.51 |
| 2001 | 8.97 |
| 2002 | 8.45 |
| 2003 | 7.93 |
| 2004 | 7.41 |
| 2005 | 6.91 |
| 2006 | 6.41 |
| 2007 | 5.92 |
| 2008 | 5.44 |
| 2009 | 4.97 |
| 2010 | 4.50 |
| 2011 | 4.04 |
| 2012 | 3.58 |
| 2013 | 3.13 |
| 2014 | 2.69 |
| 2015 | 2.26 |
| 2016 | 1.83 |
| 2017 | 1.40 |
| 2018 | 0.99 |
| 2019 | 0.35 |
| 2020 | 0.10 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
