People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador
El Salvador: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador, 2010–2017
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 El Salvador stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.6% | — |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in El Salvador?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in El Salvador was 1.6% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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