People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Jamaica
Jamaica: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
73rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Jamaica peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Jamaica 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -63.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 70 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 71 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 72 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 73 Albania 0.0%
- 73 Armenia 0.0%
- 73 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 73 Barbados 0.0%
- 73 Belarus 0.0%
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 73 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 73 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 73 Georgia 0.0%
- 73 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 73 Maldives 0.0%
- 73 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 73 Montenegro 0.0%
- 73 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 73 Serbia 0.0%
- 73 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 73 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 73 Uruguay 0.0%
- 73 Viet Nam 0.0% compare
- 73 Palestine, State of 0.0%
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Jamaica?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Jamaica was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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