People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 80.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 80.3% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 87.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.3% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 83.4% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.3% | 83.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sao Tome and Principe was 80.3% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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