People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guyana

Guyana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
2.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2000
All-time low
2.8%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Guyana, 2000–2017

02462000200820172000: 5.8 lowest2001: 5.8 lowest2002: 5.8 lowest2003: 5.8 lowest2004: 5.6 lowest2005: 5.3 lowest2006: 5.1 lowest2007: 4.9 lowest2008: 4.7 lowest2009: 4.4 lowest2010: 4.2 lowest2011: 4 lowest2012: 3.7 lowest2013: 3.5 lowest2014: 3.3 lowest2015: 3.1 lowest2016: 2.8 lowest2017: 2.8 lowest

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Guyana, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 4.4% 5.8% 10
2010s 3.4% 2.8% 4.2% 8

Countries ranked near Guyana

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  3. 68 North Macedonia 3.3% compare
  4. 70 Uruguay 2.8% compare
  5. 71 Jamaica 2.7% compare
  6. 72 Iraq 2.6% compare

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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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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