Sierra Leone - People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Sierra Leone was 24.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 36.96 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.96 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 36.96
2001 36.36
2002 35.76
2003 35.16
2004 34.56
2005 33.96
2006 33.36
2007 32.76
2008 32.16
2009 31.56
2010 30.96
2011 30.36
2012 29.76
2013 29.16
2014 28.56
2015 27.96
2016 27.36
2017 26.76
2018 26.16
2019 25.56
2020 24.96

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors