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

Suriname: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 25.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
25.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 97 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2000
All-time low
25.0%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

01020302000200820172000: 31.2 lowest2001: 31.2 lowest2002: 31.2 lowest2003: 31.2 lowest2004: 31.2 lowest2005: 30.5 lowest2006: 29.8 lowest2007: 29.1 lowest2008: 28.4 lowest2009: 27.7 lowest2010: 27 lowest2011: 26.4 lowest2012: 25.7 lowest2013: 25 lowest2014: 25 lowest2015: 25 lowest2016: 25 lowest2017: 25 lowest

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.2% 27.7% 31.2% 10
2010s 25.5% 25.0% 27.0% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 41 Indonesia 28.0% compare
  2. 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.5% compare
  3. 43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.9% compare
  4. 45 Colombia 21.9% compare
  5. 46 Uganda 20.7% compare
  6. 47 Guatemala 20.1% compare

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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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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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