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open defecation

humans defecating outside (in the open environment) rather than into a toilet
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open defecation

Summary

open defecation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,302 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • open defecation is a type of defecation[2].
  • open defecation's Commons category is recorded as Open defecation[3].
  • open defecation's relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator is recorded as Target 6.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals[4].

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Definition and Type

open defecation is a type of defecation[2].

Why It Matters

open defecation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,302 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . globalgoals.org. Retrieved . globalgoals.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). open defecation. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-defecation
MLA “open defecation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-defecation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-defecation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{open defecation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-defecation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 16w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator → Target 6.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals
    Subclass of → defecation
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ha, ar */ import labels from sitelinks"
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