People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Suriname

Suriname: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2000
All-time low
1.1%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Suriname, 2000–2017

00.511.522000200820172000: 2.12001: 2.12002: 2.12003: 2.12004: 2.12005: 22006: 1.92007: 1.72008: 1.62009: 1.52010: 1.42011: 1.32012: 1.22013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.1

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 Suriname stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Suriname peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2013.

That places Suriname 57th 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 Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 2.1%
2001 2.1% +0.0%
2002 2.1% +0.0%
2003 2.1% +0.0%
2004 2.1% +0.0%
2005 2.0% -5.2%
2006 1.9% -5.4%
2007 1.7% -5.8%
2008 1.6% -6.1%
2009 1.5% -6.5%
2010 1.4% -7.0%
2011 1.3% -7.5%
2012 1.2% -8.1%
2013 1.1% -8.8%
2014 1.1% +0.0%
2015 1.1% +0.0%
2016 1.1% +0.0%
2017 1.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.5% 2.1% 10
2010s 1.2% 1.1% 1.4% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 54 Rwanda 1.9% compare
  2. 55 Burundi 1.9% compare
  3. 56 El Salvador 1.6% compare
  4. 58 Mexico 1.1% compare
  5. 59 Belize 0.9% compare
  6. 60 Bangladesh 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Suriname?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Suriname was 1.1% 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
How does Suriname rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Suriname ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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