People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guinea
Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 19.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guinea, 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 Guinea stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea peaked at 46.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2017.
Guinea ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 34.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 19.4% | 32.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guinea was 19.4% 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): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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