People practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People practicing open defecation, urban was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea is 2.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 8 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Equatorial Guinea was 2.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.