People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 20.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea-Bissau is 20.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 58.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2016.
That places Guinea-Bissau 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q2 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.9% | — |
| 2001 | 56.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 37.1% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 20.1% | 34.6% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea-Bissau?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea-Bissau was 20.1% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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