Bolivia - People practicing open defecation

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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Bolivia was 32.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 62.77 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.73 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 62.77
2001 61.27
2002 59.76
2003 58.26
2004 56.76
2005 55.26
2006 53.76
2007 52.25
2008 50.75
2009 49.25
2010 47.75
2011 46.24
2012 44.74
2013 43.24
2014 41.74
2015 40.24
2016 38.73
2017 37.23
2018 35.73
2019 34.23
2020 32.73

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

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Bolivia was 0.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.02 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 14.90
2001 14.16
2002 13.41
2003 12.67
2004 11.92
2005 11.18
2006 10.44
2007 9.69
2008 8.95
2009 8.20
2010 7.46
2011 6.72
2012 5.97
2013 5.23
2014 4.49
2015 3.74
2016 3.00
2017 2.25
2018 1.51
2019 0.77
2020 0.02

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Bolivia was 9.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 33.19 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.79 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 33.19
2001 31.91
2002 30.66
2003 29.42
2004 28.19
2005 26.97
2006 25.76
2007 24.55
2008 23.36
2009 22.17
2010 20.98
2011 19.81
2012 18.64
2013 17.51
2014 16.39
2015 15.28
2016 14.17
2017 13.07
2018 11.97
2019 10.88
2020 9.79

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors