People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Haiti

Haiti: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 53.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
53.9%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
71.7%
in 2000
All-time low
53.9%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Haiti, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 71.7 lowest2001: 70.6 lowest2002: 69.6 lowest2003: 68.6 lowest2004: 67.5 lowest2005: 66.5 lowest2006: 65.4 lowest2007: 64.4 lowest2008: 63.3 lowest2009: 62.3 lowest2010: 61.2 lowest2011: 60.2 lowest2012: 59.1 lowest2013: 58.1 lowest2014: 57 lowest2015: 56 lowest2016: 54.9 lowest2017: 53.9 lowest

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Haiti, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.0% 62.3% 71.7% 10
2010s 57.6% 53.9% 61.2% 8

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 19 Pakistan 63.4% compare
  2. 20 Yemen 58.8% compare
  3. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 58.4% compare
  4. 23 Sudan 53.8% compare
  5. 24 Guinea-Bissau 53.0% compare
  6. 25 Ghana 52.7% compare

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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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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