People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 20.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 20.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone was 20.9% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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