People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Belize

Belize: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
61st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Belize, 2000–2017

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.0882001: 0.0882002: 0.0882003: 0.0882004: 0.0882005: 0.0852006: 0.0822007: 0.0792008: 0.0762009: 0.0732010: 0.072011: 0.0672012: 0.0642013: 0.0612014: 0.0582015: 0.0562016: 0.0532017: 0.05

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): q3 in Belize is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Belize peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.

That places Belize 61st 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): Q3 in Belize, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Belize, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% -3.4%
2006 0.1% -3.5%
2007 0.1% -3.6%
2008 0.1% -3.7%
2009 0.1% -3.9%
2010 0.1% -4.1%
2011 0.1% -4.2%
2012 0.1% -4.4%
2013 0.1% -4.6%
2014 0.1% -4.8%
2015 0.1% -5.1%
2016 0.1% -5.4%
2017 0.0% -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 58 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  2. 59 Thailand 0.1% compare
  3. 60 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  4. 62 Uruguay 0.0% compare
  5. 63 Mexico 0.0% compare
  6. 64 Paraguay 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Belize?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Belize was 0.0% 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): q3 recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Belize rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Belize ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
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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