People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Belize, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
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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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