Timor-Leste - People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Timor-Leste was 26.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 49.57 in 2002, while its lowest value was 26.52 in 2018.

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
2002 49.57
2003 48.13
2004 46.69
2005 45.25
2006 43.81
2007 42.37
2008 40.93
2009 39.49
2010 38.04
2011 36.60
2012 35.16
2013 33.72
2014 32.28
2015 30.84
2016 29.40
2017 27.96
2018 26.52
2019 26.52
2020 26.52

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors