Samoa - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Samoa was 0.173 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.173 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.036 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 | 0.036 |
| 2001 | 0.036 |
| 2002 | 0.036 |
| 2003 | 0.036 |
| 2004 | 0.036 |
| 2005 | 0.045 |
| 2006 | 0.055 |
| 2007 | 0.065 |
| 2008 | 0.075 |
| 2009 | 0.085 |
| 2010 | 0.094 |
| 2011 | 0.104 |
| 2012 | 0.114 |
| 2013 | 0.124 |
| 2014 | 0.134 |
| 2015 | 0.143 |
| 2016 | 0.153 |
| 2017 | 0.163 |
| 2018 | 0.173 |
| 2019 | 0.173 |
| 2020 | 0.173 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Samoa was 0.020 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.020 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.000 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.000 |
| 2001 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 0.001 |
| 2010 | 0.003 |
| 2011 | 0.005 |
| 2012 | 0.007 |
| 2013 | 0.009 |
| 2014 | 0.011 |
| 2015 | 0.014 |
| 2016 | 0.016 |
| 2017 | 0.018 |
| 2018 | 0.020 |
| 2019 | 0.020 |
| 2020 | 0.020 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Samoa was 0.146 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.146 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.028 in 2001.
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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.028 |
| 2001 | 0.028 |
| 2002 | 0.028 |
| 2003 | 0.028 |
| 2004 | 0.028 |
| 2005 | 0.036 |
| 2006 | 0.044 |
| 2007 | 0.052 |
| 2008 | 0.059 |
| 2009 | 0.068 |
| 2010 | 0.076 |
| 2011 | 0.085 |
| 2012 | 0.093 |
| 2013 | 0.102 |
| 2014 | 0.110 |
| 2015 | 0.119 |
| 2016 | 0.128 |
| 2017 | 0.136 |
| 2018 | 0.145 |
| 2019 | 0.145 |
| 2020 | 0.146 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
