People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize

Belize: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
59th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.812000200820172000: 0.5492001: 0.5492002: 0.5492003: 0.5492004: 0.5492005: 0.5792006: 0.6082007: 0.6382008: 0.6672009: 0.6962010: 0.7262011: 0.7552012: 0.7842013: 0.8142014: 0.8432015: 0.8732016: 0.9022017: 0.931

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Belize stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Belize peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

That places Belize 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.5% +0.0%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% +0.0%
2004 0.5% +0.0%
2005 0.6% +5.3%
2006 0.6% +5.1%
2007 0.6% +4.8%
2008 0.7% +4.6%
2009 0.7% +4.4%
2010 0.7% +4.2%
2011 0.8% +4.0%
2012 0.8% +3.9%
2013 0.8% +3.7%
2014 0.8% +3.6%
2015 0.9% +3.5%
2016 0.9% +3.4%
2017 0.9% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 56 El Salvador 1.6% compare
  2. 57 Suriname 1.1% compare
  3. 58 Mexico 1.1% compare
  4. 60 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
  5. 61 Comoros 0.4% compare
  6. 62 Panama 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Belize?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Belize was 0.9% 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): q2 recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Belize ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
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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