Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 6.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 6.2% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.67 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30,640 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.14 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1714 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 30,640 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Lucia was 6.2% in 2022, 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Saint Lucia ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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