Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 8 |
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More infrastructure data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 55,592 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,602 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 33.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.334 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6242 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,602 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.19 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.3% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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