People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Guinea

Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Guinea, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.859 highest2001: 0.859 highest2002: 0.859 highest2003: 0.859 highest2004: 0.795 highest2005: 0.731 highest2006: 0.667 highest2007: 0.604 highest2008: 0.54 highest2009: 0.476 highest2010: 0.412 highest2011: 0.348 highest2012: 0.284 highest2013: 0.22 highest2014: 0.156 highest2015: 0.092 highest2016: 0.028 highest2017: 0 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guinea peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.

Guinea ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Guinea, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.0%
2002 0.9% +0.0%
2003 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.8% -7.4%
2005 0.7% -8.0%
2006 0.7% -8.7%
2007 0.6% -9.6%
2008 0.5% -10.6%
2009 0.5% -11.8%
2010 0.4% -13.4%
2011 0.3% -15.5%
2012 0.3% -18.4%
2013 0.2% -22.5%
2014 0.2% -29.1%
2015 0.1% -41.0%
2016 0.0% -69.4%
2017 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guinea?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guinea 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): q5 recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Guinea ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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