People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 7.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 7.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2016.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 7.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 136.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 7.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 136.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 12.6% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 11.8% | 8 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sao Tome and Principe was 7.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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