South Africa - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in South Africa was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 24.99 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.00 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 | 24.99 |
| 2001 | 23.70 |
| 2002 | 22.41 |
| 2003 | 21.12 |
| 2004 | 19.83 |
| 2005 | 18.54 |
| 2006 | 17.25 |
| 2007 | 15.96 |
| 2008 | 14.67 |
| 2009 | 13.38 |
| 2010 | 12.09 |
| 2011 | 10.80 |
| 2012 | 9.51 |
| 2013 | 8.22 |
| 2014 | 6.93 |
| 2015 | 5.64 |
| 2016 | 4.35 |
| 2017 | 3.06 |
| 2018 | 1.77 |
| 2019 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 0.00 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in South Africa was 0.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 2.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.33 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 | 2.70 |
| 2001 | 2.58 |
| 2002 | 2.46 |
| 2003 | 2.34 |
| 2004 | 2.22 |
| 2005 | 2.11 |
| 2006 | 1.99 |
| 2007 | 1.87 |
| 2008 | 1.75 |
| 2009 | 1.63 |
| 2010 | 1.52 |
| 2011 | 1.40 |
| 2012 | 1.28 |
| 2013 | 1.16 |
| 2014 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 0.92 |
| 2016 | 0.81 |
| 2017 | 0.69 |
| 2018 | 0.57 |
| 2019 | 0.45 |
| 2020 | 0.33 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in South Africa was 0.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 12.31 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.22 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 | 12.31 |
| 2001 | 11.58 |
| 2002 | 10.86 |
| 2003 | 10.14 |
| 2004 | 9.44 |
| 2005 | 8.76 |
| 2006 | 8.08 |
| 2007 | 7.42 |
| 2008 | 6.77 |
| 2009 | 6.13 |
| 2010 | 5.51 |
| 2011 | 4.90 |
| 2012 | 4.30 |
| 2013 | 3.72 |
| 2014 | 3.14 |
| 2015 | 2.58 |
| 2016 | 2.03 |
| 2017 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 0.46 |
| 2020 | 0.22 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
