People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guyana
Guyana: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guyana, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guyana stood at 0.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guyana peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Guyana ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -42.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -74.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guyana?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guyana was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Guyana ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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