Togo - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Togo was 45.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.06 in 2000, while its lowest value was 45.15 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 59.06
2001 58.39
2002 57.72
2003 57.04
2004 56.36
2005 55.68
2006 54.99
2007 54.30
2008 53.60
2009 52.90
2010 52.20
2011 51.48
2012 50.74
2013 50.01
2014 49.27
2015 48.52
2016 47.77
2017 47.01
2018 46.24
2019 45.47
2020 45.15

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors