People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Guinea-Bissau stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 35.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 7.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.4%, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 7.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 23.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 10.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Guinea-Bissau?
- People practicing open defecation in Guinea-Bissau was 7.7% in 2024, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.