People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) was 40.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 40.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 40.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) (Q1) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 40.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.1%, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 40.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 39.8% | 40.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone was 40.4% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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