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Household sanitation facilities in Banten are fewer than in Papua. The 2015 Housing and Environmental Health Indicators published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) state that 37.2 percent of households in Banten lack sanitation facilities. Meanwhile, in Papua, 36.9 percent of households lack toilets. This publication also cites Gorontalo as the region with the fewest toilet facilities in Indonesia, reaching 40 percent.
This lack of toilet facilities causes social problems. Poor sanitation and hygiene practices contribute to child deaths from diarrhea. According to UNICEF, the number of Indonesians defecating in the open ranks second highest in the world after India.
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