People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Paraguay
Paraguay: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Paraguay peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Paraguay ranks 79th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 76 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
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- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Paraguay?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Paraguay was 0.5% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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