People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guinea
Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 28.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guinea, 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 Guinea is 28.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea peaked at 47.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2017.
That places Guinea 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8% | — |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 39.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 28.2% | 38.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 567 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guinea was 28.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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