This statisticcompares the results of a survey conducted in four states in India in 2014 and 2018 about the share of toilet-owning households who defecate in the open. In Madhya Pradesh open defecation went down with 26 percent defecating in the open despite owning a toilet in 2014 to only 16 percent in 2018. On the contrary, in Rajasthan, open defecation among toilet owners increased from 31 percent to 40 percent between 2014 and 2018 respectively.
Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state
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Livemint. (January 9, 2019). Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/
Livemint. "Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state." Chart. January 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/
Livemint. (2019). Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/
Livemint. "Share of Toilet-owning Households Who Defecate in Open in India in 2014 and 2018, by Select State." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/
Livemint, Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of toilet-owning households who defecate in open in India in 2014 and 2018, by select state [Graph], Livemint, January 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/981673/india-toilet-owning-households-defecating-in-open/
