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

Panama: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Panama, 2009–2017

00.010.020.032009201320172009: 0.0332010: 0.0332011: 0.0332012: 0.0332013: 0.0332014: 0.0332015: 0.0332016: 0.0332017: 0.033

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 Panama stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Panama peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

Panama ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Panama, 2009 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2009 0.0%
2010 0.0% +0.0%
2011 0.0% +0.0%
2012 0.0% +0.0%
2013 0.0% +0.0%
2014 0.0% +0.0%
2015 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Panama?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Panama 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Panama rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Panama ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama 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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