People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 8.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 34.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 20.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 18.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe was 8.4% 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): q5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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