People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guyana
Guyana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guyana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.8% 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 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guyana peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2016.
Guyana ranks 69th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guyana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Guyana was 2.8% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Guyana ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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