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Cameroon: People practicing open defecation, rural

9.72percent · 2024-16.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Cameroon from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20249.716
20239.91
202210.105
202110.299
202010.494
201910.689
201810.883
201711.078
201611.272
201511.467
201411.661
201311.856
201212.051
201112.245
201012.44
200912.634
200812.829
200713.023
200613.218
200513.413
200413.607
200313.802
200213.996
200114.191
200014.385

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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