People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Panama
Panama: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 10.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Panama, 2009–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Panama recorded 10.3% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Panama peaked at 10.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2009.
That places Panama 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Panama, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Panama?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Panama was 10.3% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Panama ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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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