People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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