Dominica - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Dominica was 5.57 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 16.28 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.57 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 16.28
2001 15.45
2002 14.63
2003 13.81
2004 12.98
2005 12.16
2006 11.34
2007 10.51
2008 9.69
2009 8.86
2010 8.04
2011 7.22
2012 6.39
2013 5.57
2014 5.57
2015 5.57
2016 5.57
2017 5.57

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors