Costa Rica - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica was 0.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.18 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open 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 open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.18 |
| 2001 | 1.14 |
| 2002 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 1.04 |
| 2004 | 1.00 |
| 2005 | 0.95 |
| 2006 | 0.90 |
| 2007 | 0.86 |
| 2008 | 0.81 |
| 2009 | 0.76 |
| 2010 | 0.72 |
| 2011 | 0.67 |
| 2012 | 0.62 |
| 2013 | 0.58 |
| 2014 | 0.53 |
| 2015 | 0.48 |
| 2016 | 0.44 |
| 2017 | 0.39 |
| 2018 | 0.34 |
| 2019 | 0.30 |
| 2020 | 0.25 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Costa Rica was 0.097 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.509 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.097 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open 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 open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.509 |
| 2001 | 0.489 |
| 2002 | 0.468 |
| 2003 | 0.448 |
| 2004 | 0.427 |
| 2005 | 0.406 |
| 2006 | 0.386 |
| 2007 | 0.365 |
| 2008 | 0.344 |
| 2009 | 0.324 |
| 2010 | 0.303 |
| 2011 | 0.283 |
| 2012 | 0.262 |
| 2013 | 0.241 |
| 2014 | 0.221 |
| 2015 | 0.200 |
| 2016 | 0.179 |
| 2017 | 0.159 |
| 2018 | 0.138 |
| 2019 | 0.118 |
| 2020 | 0.097 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Costa Rica was 0.127 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.786 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.127 in 2020.
Definition: People practicing open 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 open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.786 |
| 2001 | 0.746 |
| 2002 | 0.707 |
| 2003 | 0.668 |
| 2004 | 0.630 |
| 2005 | 0.593 |
| 2006 | 0.557 |
| 2007 | 0.522 |
| 2008 | 0.487 |
| 2009 | 0.454 |
| 2010 | 0.420 |
| 2011 | 0.388 |
| 2012 | 0.356 |
| 2013 | 0.326 |
| 2014 | 0.295 |
| 2015 | 0.266 |
| 2016 | 0.237 |
| 2017 | 0.209 |
| 2018 | 0.181 |
| 2019 | 0.153 |
| 2020 | 0.127 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
