People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 47.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Sudan, 2004–2017
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 Sudan stood at 47.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Sudan peaked at 52.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.2% | — |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.6% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 51.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Sudan was 47.5% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Sudan ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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