People practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 0.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More health data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,405 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.847 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 270 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 279 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 263 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 289 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 262 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- People practicing open defecation in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 0.1% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.