People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 was 13.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
13.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 2000
All-time low
13.8%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 13.8% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 58.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.4% | — |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 13.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 105.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 13.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 62.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 33.3% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 13.8% | 30.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Sao Tome and Principe was 13.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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