Syrian Arab Republic - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.39 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 3.69 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 2012.

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 3.69
2001 3.49
2002 3.30
2003 3.11
2004 2.92
2005 2.73
2006 2.54
2007 2.35
2008 2.15
2009 1.96
2010 1.77
2011 1.58
2012 1.39
2013 1.39
2014 1.39
2015 1.39
2016 1.39

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.053 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.053 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.025 in 2000.

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 0.025
2001 0.027
2002 0.030
2003 0.032
2004 0.034
2005 0.036
2006 0.039
2007 0.041
2008 0.043
2009 0.046
2010 0.048
2011 0.050
2012 0.053
2013 0.053
2014 0.053
2015 0.053
2016 0.053
2017 0.053
2018 0.053
2019 0.053
2020 0.053

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.68 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 1.78 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.67 in 2012.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2000 1.78
2001 1.68
2002 1.58
2003 1.48
2004 1.38
2005 1.28
2006 1.18
2007 1.09
2008 1.00
2009 0.90
2010 0.81
2011 0.74
2012 0.67
2013 0.69
2014 0.70
2015 0.69
2016 0.68

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors