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

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Tuvalu was 13.64 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 13.64 in 2018, while its lowest value was 5.34 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/).

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Year Value
2001 5.34
2002 5.34
2003 5.34
2004 5.34
2005 5.34
2006 6.32
2007 7.30
2008 8.28
2009 9.26
2010 10.25
2011 11.23
2012 12.21
2013 12.95
2014 13.64
2015 13.64
2016 13.64
2017 13.64
2018 13.64

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors