People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 53.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 53.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Haiti peaked at 71.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2017.
Haiti ranks 22nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 62.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 53.9% | 61.2% | 8 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Haiti was 53.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Haiti ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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