People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Honduras
Honduras: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 15.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Honduras, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 15.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Honduras peaked at 34.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2014.
That places Honduras 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 22.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 20.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 33 Guinea 19.4% compare
- 34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.9% compare
- 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.0% compare
- 37 Afghanistan 14.9% compare
- 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.5% compare
- 39 Indonesia 12.3% compare
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1478 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1549 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Honduras?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Honduras was 15.0% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2014.
- How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Honduras ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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