People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in El Salvador
El Salvador: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 9.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
9.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2010
All-time low
9.4%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in El Salvador, 2010–2017
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 El Salvador is 9.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.4% | — |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in El Salvador?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in El Salvador was 9.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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