People practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname
Suriname: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname, 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
Suriname recorded 0.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 72 Mauritius 0.2% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 74 Panama 0.2% compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 0.2% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 78 Mongolia 0.1% compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Suriname 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Suriname ranks 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.