Haiti vs Low & middle income: People practicing open defecation
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Low & middle income
5.3%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
17th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Haiti
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 5.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 3.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 22.5% | 9.1% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 13.4% | 8.6% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 7.3% | 10.5% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or Low & middle income?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 5.3% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Haiti and Low & middle income?
- 12.2%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Low & middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Low & middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.