People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 3.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua peaked at 5.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2013.
Nicaragua ranks 37th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nicaragua was 3.8% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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