Nicaragua - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Nicaragua was 6.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 15.75 in 2000, while its lowest value was 6.79 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 15.75
2001 15.18
2002 14.62
2003 14.06
2004 13.50
2005 12.94
2006 12.38
2007 11.81
2008 11.26
2009 10.70
2010 10.15
2011 9.60
2012 9.06
2013 8.52
2014 7.98
2015 7.45
2016 6.91
2017 6.89
2018 6.86
2019 6.83
2020 6.79

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors