West Bank and Gaza - People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.60 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 | 1.49 |
| 2001 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 1.40 |
| 2003 | 1.36 |
| 2004 | 1.31 |
| 2005 | 1.27 |
| 2006 | 1.22 |
| 2007 | 1.18 |
| 2008 | 1.13 |
| 2009 | 1.09 |
| 2010 | 1.05 |
| 2011 | 1.00 |
| 2012 | 0.96 |
| 2013 | 0.91 |
| 2014 | 0.87 |
| 2015 | 0.83 |
| 2016 | 0.78 |
| 2017 | 0.74 |
| 2018 | 0.69 |
| 2019 | 0.65 |
| 2020 | 0.60 |
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.386 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2010.
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 | 0.386 |
| 2001 | 0.362 |
| 2002 | 0.337 |
| 2003 | 0.312 |
| 2004 | 0.287 |
| 2005 | 0.262 |
| 2006 | 0.237 |
| 2007 | 0.213 |
| 2008 | 0.188 |
| 2009 | 0.163 |
| 2010 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0.000 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.141 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.695 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.141 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 | 0.695 |
| 2001 | 0.663 |
| 2002 | 0.630 |
| 2003 | 0.598 |
| 2004 | 0.565 |
| 2005 | 0.533 |
| 2006 | 0.501 |
| 2007 | 0.469 |
| 2008 | 0.437 |
| 2009 | 0.405 |
| 2010 | 0.270 |
| 2011 | 0.257 |
| 2012 | 0.243 |
| 2013 | 0.230 |
| 2014 | 0.216 |
| 2015 | 0.203 |
| 2016 | 0.190 |
| 2017 | 0.178 |
| 2018 | 0.165 |
| 2019 | 0.153 |
| 2020 | 0.141 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Risk factors
