Papua New Guinea - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Papua New Guinea was 16.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 16.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.77 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 12.77
2001 12.77
2002 12.77
2003 12.78
2004 12.78
2005 12.99
2006 13.21
2007 13.42
2008 13.63
2009 13.85
2010 14.06
2011 14.27
2012 14.49
2013 14.70
2014 14.91
2015 15.12
2016 15.33
2017 15.53
2018 15.73
2019 15.93
2020 16.13

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors