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10. Burkina Faso
Continent: Africa
Number of people practicing open defecation: 9.7 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 61.78%


9. Niger
Continent: Africa
Number of people practicing open defecation: 12 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 70.18%


8. China
Continent: Asia
Number of people practicing open defecation: 14 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 1.04%


7. Nepal
Continent: Asia
Number of people practicing open defecation: 15 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 56.60%


6. Sudan
Continent: Africa
Number of people practicing open defecation: 19 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 61.49%


5. Nigeria
Continent: Africa
Number of people practicing open defecation: 34 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 19.99%


4. Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
Number of people practicing open defecation: 38 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 41.67%


3. Pakistan
Continent: Asia
Number of people practicing open defecation: 40 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 22.17%


2. Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Number of people practicing open defecation: 63 million
Percentage of country population doing it: 26.54%


1. India
Continent: Asia
Number of people practicing open defecation: 626 million (yes, that is a nearly 10 times lead over no.2)
Percentage of country population doing it: 51.73%


Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UN

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health.../fast_facts/en/

http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/open-de...india_6335.html

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2...lthier-villages

http://www.irinnews.org/report/77155/pakis...llage-at-a-time

This post has been edited by rivost: Jul 3 2013, 04:22 PM

ask WHO how they got the stats, maybe you only see the urban side, never the deep rural