People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guatemala
Guatemala: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.5% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guatemala peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 35th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % 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 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guatemala?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guatemala was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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