People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Panama
Panama: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Panama, 2009–2017
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 Panama is 0.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
That places Panama 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Panama?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Panama was 0.3% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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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