Child mortality rate vs. share of population practicing open defecation, 2020

The mortality rate of children under 5 years old (measured per 1,000 live births) versus the share of the total population practicing open defecation. People practicingopen 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 openspaces or disposed of with solid waste.

People practicing open defecation (% of population)0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Childmortalityrate (per1,000livebirths)050100WorldWorldLower-middle-income countriesLower-middle-income countriesUpper-middle-income countriesUpper-middle-income countriesBeninBeninBurkina FasoBurkina FasoCambodiaCambodiaCape VerdeCape VerdeCote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireMadagascarMadagascarMauritaniaMauritaniaNigerNigerSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSouth SudanSouth SudanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7B2B2BDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)