People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 37.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Haiti stood at 37.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Haiti peaked at 61.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2017.
Haiti ranks 20th 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): Q2 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 49.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 37.8% | 47.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 45.3% compare
- 18 Mozambique 42.9% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 37.4% compare
- 22 Nigeria 35.3% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 35.2% compare
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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 62 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Haiti was 37.8% 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): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Haiti ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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