People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 78 Serbia 0.5% compare
- 79 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 80 Maldives 0.4% compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 0.2% compare
- 83 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 84 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.4% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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