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Unit
Number of Villages/ geographical locations
Data Source

1) WHO - Global Health Observatory Data - http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.home    Â&nbs…;
2) UNICEF- https://data.unicef.org/topic/water-and-sanitation/sanitation/ Â&…€¦;
3) UN-MDG database http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/data.aspx    Â&nbsp…;
4) UN Population data http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/population.htm (using the "estimates" sheet. Where it is necessary                                   
5) WHO/UNICEF JMP -  global data on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).- https://washdata.org/

Additional Information

Indicator Definition: Open defecation refers to the practice whereby people go out in fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water, or other open spaces rather than using the toilet to defecate. Open Defecation Free means that a village or community has over a certain percent of the population using toilets instead of pooping out in the open. This indicator measures the number of target areas declared to be open defecation free (ODF).
Method of Computation: Sum of ODF declared areas
Type of data disaggregation: Administrative location, community, village

Type of Data Source
Secondary data
Weight
-97
Indicator Description

Indicator Definition: Open defecation refers to the practice whereby people go out in fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water, or other open spaces rather than using the toilet to defecate. Open Defecation Free means that a village or community has over a certain percent of the population using toilets instead of pooping out in the open. This indicator measures the number of target areas declared to be open defecation free (ODF).
Method of Computation: Sum of ODF declared areas
Type of data disaggregation: Administrative location, community, village

Gender Sensitive
Off
Value
Numeric
Disaggregation Criteria
No
INTPA/NEAR
Value type
Quantitative
Groups of indicators (Sectors)
Sustainable Aquatic and Agri-Food Systems(SAAFS)
DAC Sector(s)