Tonga - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Tonga was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.289 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.000 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.289 |
| 2001 | 0.289 |
| 2002 | 0.289 |
| 2003 | 0.289 |
| 2004 | 0.289 |
| 2005 | 0.268 |
| 2006 | 0.247 |
| 2007 | 0.226 |
| 2008 | 0.205 |
| 2009 | 0.183 |
| 2010 | 0.162 |
| 2011 | 0.141 |
| 2012 | 0.120 |
| 2013 | 0.099 |
| 2014 | 0.077 |
| 2015 | 0.056 |
| 2016 | 0.035 |
| 2017 | 0.014 |
| 2018 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0.000 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Tonga was 0.073 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.085 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.073 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.085 |
| 2001 | 0.085 |
| 2002 | 0.085 |
| 2003 | 0.085 |
| 2004 | 0.085 |
| 2005 | 0.084 |
| 2006 | 0.083 |
| 2007 | 0.082 |
| 2008 | 0.082 |
| 2009 | 0.081 |
| 2010 | 0.080 |
| 2011 | 0.080 |
| 2012 | 0.079 |
| 2013 | 0.078 |
| 2014 | 0.077 |
| 2015 | 0.077 |
| 2016 | 0.076 |
| 2017 | 0.075 |
| 2018 | 0.075 |
| 2019 | 0.074 |
| 2020 | 0.073 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Tonga was 0.017 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.242 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.017 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/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.242 |
| 2001 | 0.242 |
| 2002 | 0.242 |
| 2003 | 0.242 |
| 2004 | 0.242 |
| 2005 | 0.226 |
| 2006 | 0.209 |
| 2007 | 0.192 |
| 2008 | 0.176 |
| 2009 | 0.160 |
| 2010 | 0.143 |
| 2011 | 0.127 |
| 2012 | 0.110 |
| 2013 | 0.094 |
| 2014 | 0.077 |
| 2015 | 0.061 |
| 2016 | 0.045 |
| 2017 | 0.028 |
| 2018 | 0.017 |
| 2019 | 0.017 |
| 2020 | 0.017 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
