Northern Mariana Islands - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.160 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.246 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.160 in 2018.

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 0.246
2001 0.246
2002 0.246
2003 0.246
2004 0.241
2005 0.235
2006 0.229
2007 0.223
2008 0.217
2009 0.212
2010 0.206
2011 0.200
2012 0.194
2013 0.189
2014 0.183
2015 0.177
2016 0.171
2017 0.165
2018 0.160
2019 0.160
2020 0.160

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors