People practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.78 % 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 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.09 % 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 0.0164 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Paraguay was 0.9% 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, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.