People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 9.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone was 9.4% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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