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Iran, Islamic Republic of: People practicing open defecation

0.40percent · 2016-16.4% since 2006

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 Iran, Islamic Republic of from 2000 to 2016.

20002016

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20160.4
20150.408
20140.415
20130.423
20120.43
20110.438
20100.446
20090.454
20080.462
20070.47
20060.479
20050.489
20040.498
20030.508
20020.518
20010.528
20000.538

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. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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