Curaçao - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Curaçao was 0.273 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.961 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.273 in 2013.

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 0.961
2001 0.908
2002 0.855
2003 0.802
2004 0.749
2005 0.696
2006 0.643
2007 0.590
2008 0.538
2009 0.485
2010 0.432
2011 0.379
2012 0.326
2013 0.273
2014 0.273
2015 0.273
2016 0.273
2017 0.273

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors