People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 53.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sudan, 2004–2017
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 Sudan is 53.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sudan peaked at 55.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.3% | — |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 53.8% | 54.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 20 Yemen 58.8% compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 58.4% compare
- 22 Haiti 53.9% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 53.0% compare
- 25 Ghana 52.7% compare
- 26 Mozambique 50.1% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 499 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Sudan was 53.8% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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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