People practicing open defecation in Dominica
Dominica: People practicing open defecation was 5.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Dominica, 2000–2017
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 Dominica is 5.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Dominica peaked at 16.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2013.
That places Dominica 46th out of 214 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 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.9% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Dominica?
- People practicing open defecation in Dominica was 5.6% in 2017, 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Dominica ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.