People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Jamaica
Jamaica: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 2.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Jamaica stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Jamaica peaked at 3.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 71st 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Jamaica?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Jamaica was 2.7% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Jamaica ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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