People practicing open defecation, urban in Panama
Panama: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Panama stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Panama peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Panama 74th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 71 Burundi 0.3% compare
- 72 Mauritius 0.2% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 75 Suriname 0.2% compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 0.2% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Panama?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Panama was 0.2% in 2024, 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.