Latin America & Caribbean vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
2.1%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Saint Lucia rank
31st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 16.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 8.4% | 5.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Latin America & Caribbean or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 2.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Lucia?
- 2.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Lucia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.