People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 28.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sudan, 2004–2017
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 Sudan stood at 28.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sudan peaked at 40.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 40.1% | — |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 38.6% | 40.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.3% | 37.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Sudan was 28.3% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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