People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Belize, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Belize is 4.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Belize peaked at 10.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2017.
Belize ranks 67th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Belize, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Belize?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Belize was 4.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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