Other small states - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Other small states was 9.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.55 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.90 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 19.55
2001 18.99
2002 19.44
2003 18.79
2004 18.11
2005 17.41
2006 16.25
2007 15.33
2008 14.63
2009 13.97
2010 13.34
2011 12.75
2012 12.21
2013 11.69
2014 11.21
2015 10.76
2016 10.42
2017 9.99
2018 10.32
2019 10.22
2020 9.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors