People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 21.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe, 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): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe is 21.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2016.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 44.0% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 21.4% | 40.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 3 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 40.7% compare
- 5 Benin 32.5% compare
- 7 Togo 18.9% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 18.8% compare
- 9 Nigeria 18.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe was 21.4% 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): q4 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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