People practicing open defecation in Guam
Guam: People practicing open defecation was 0.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Guam, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2016, people practicing open defecation in Guam stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Guam peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Guam ranks 83rd of 214 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 in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
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More health data for Guam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946.2 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,231 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Guam?
- People practicing open defecation in Guam was 0.7% in 2016, 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Guam ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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.