People practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation, rural was 7.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2022, people practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 54th out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Saint Lucia was 7.1% in 2022, 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Saint Lucia ranks 54th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.