Small states - People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Small states was 19.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 29.18 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.53 in 2017.
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 | 29.18 |
| 2001 | 28.61 |
| 2002 | 29.09 |
| 2003 | 28.42 |
| 2004 | 27.75 |
| 2005 | 27.05 |
| 2006 | 25.94 |
| 2007 | 25.24 |
| 2008 | 24.55 |
| 2009 | 23.86 |
| 2010 | 23.17 |
| 2011 | 22.48 |
| 2012 | 21.81 |
| 2013 | 21.13 |
| 2014 | 20.46 |
| 2015 | 19.81 |
| 2016 | 19.17 |
| 2017 | 18.53 |
| 2018 | 19.24 |
| 2019 | 19.49 |
| 2020 | 19.09 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
