People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Belize
Belize: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Belize, 2000–2017
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): 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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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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