Learn The Impact of Open Defecation On Indonesia
Indonesia is the country with the second highest number of people practicing open defecation, Indonesian provinces are being adversely impacted upon – see each individual province profile below.
NTT
Poor sanitation contributes to the death of children in NTT up to 45 per 1,000 child birth
NTT still faces the problem of Open Defecation. The province has 5,037,000 population, of which 595,347 are children, but only 28.80% of its population has access to improved sanitation.
18.7% has no access to a toilet at all. School toilet facilities regarded as being in good condition only reach 17.40%.
The effect of poor sanitation contributes to the death of children in NTT up to 45 per 1,000 child birth and diarrhea incidence rate of 2.60% in children. Poor sanitation in NTT also contributes to a stunting rate of 51.7% in children.
Learn more about open defecation issues in NTT by downloading the report.
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