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

Serbia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.19 lowest2001: 0.19 lowest2002: 0.19 lowest2003: 0.19 lowest2004: 0.19 lowest2005: 0.218 lowest2006: 0.245 lowest2007: 0.272 lowest2008: 0.3 lowest2009: 0.327 lowest2010: 0.354 lowest2011: 0.381 lowest2012: 0.408 lowest2013: 0.435 lowest2014: 0.463 lowest2015: 0.49 lowest2016: 0.517 lowest2017: 0.517 lowest

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 Serbia stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 89.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Serbia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Serbia 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Serbia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +0.0%
2002 0.2% +0.0%
2003 0.2% +0.0%
2004 0.2% +0.0%
2005 0.2% +14.4%
2006 0.2% +12.5%
2007 0.3% +11.1%
2008 0.3% +10.0%
2009 0.3% +9.1%
2010 0.4% +8.3%
2011 0.4% +7.7%
2012 0.4% +7.1%
2013 0.4% +6.7%
2014 0.5% +6.2%
2015 0.5% +5.9%
2016 0.5% +5.6%
2017 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 75 Thailand 0.7% compare
  2. 76 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
  3. 77 Comoros 0.5% compare
  4. 79 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  5. 80 Maldives 0.4% compare
  6. 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Serbia?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Serbia 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Serbia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Serbia ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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