People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Suriname
Suriname: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 25.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Suriname, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 25.0% 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 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Suriname peaked at 31.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 44th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.2% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 27.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Suriname?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Suriname was 25.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Suriname ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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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