People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 53.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 53.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 55.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2016.
That places Guinea-Bissau 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.2% | — |
| 2001 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 54.0% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 53.0% | 53.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 58.4% compare
- 22 Haiti 53.9% compare
- 23 Sudan 53.8% compare
- 25 Ghana 52.7% compare
- 26 Mozambique 50.1% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.1% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau was 53.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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