South Sudan - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in South Sudan was 73.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 77.81 in 2011, while its lowest value was 73.31 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.81 |
| 2012 | 77.24 |
| 2013 | 76.68 |
| 2014 | 76.12 |
| 2015 | 75.56 |
| 2016 | 74.99 |
| 2017 | 74.43 |
| 2018 | 73.87 |
| 2019 | 73.31 |
| 2020 | 73.31 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in South Sudan was 8.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 40.76 in 2011, while its lowest value was 8.06 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 40.76 |
| 2012 | 36.67 |
| 2013 | 32.58 |
| 2014 | 28.50 |
| 2015 | 24.41 |
| 2016 | 20.32 |
| 2017 | 16.24 |
| 2018 | 12.15 |
| 2019 | 8.06 |
| 2020 | 8.06 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in South Sudan was 60.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 71.13 in 2011, while its lowest value was 60.13 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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 71.13 |
| 2012 | 69.85 |
| 2013 | 68.56 |
| 2014 | 67.25 |
| 2015 | 65.91 |
| 2016 | 64.56 |
| 2017 | 63.17 |
| 2018 | 61.76 |
| 2019 | 60.32 |
| 2020 | 60.13 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
