People practicing open defecation, rural in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People practicing open defecation, rural was 3.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 64th out of 171 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, rural in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 8 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Equatorial Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Equatorial Guinea was 3.6% 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, rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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, rural (% of rural 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.