People practicing open defecation (% of population) in American Samoa
American Samoa: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.7% in 2014. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation in American Samoa, 2006–2014
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in American Samoa is 0.7%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in American Samoa peaked at 0.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places American Samoa 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 311 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in American Samoa?
- People practicing open defecation in American Samoa was 0.7% in 2014, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does American Samoa rank for people practicing open defecation?
- American Samoa ranks 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2014.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.