People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Haiti

Haiti: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 20.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
20.7%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
25th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.9%
in 2000
All-time low
20.7%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Haiti, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 43.92001: 42.52002: 41.22003: 39.82004: 38.42005: 37.12006: 35.72007: 34.32008: 332009: 31.62010: 30.22011: 28.92012: 27.52013: 26.12014: 24.82015: 23.42016: 22.12017: 20.7

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Haiti recorded 20.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Haiti peaked at 43.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2017.

That places Haiti 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Haiti, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 43.9%
2001 42.5% -3.1%
2002 41.2% -3.2%
2003 39.8% -3.3%
2004 38.4% -3.4%
2005 37.1% -3.6%
2006 35.7% -3.7%
2007 34.3% -3.8%
2008 33.0% -4.0%
2009 31.6% -4.1%
2010 30.2% -4.3%
2011 28.9% -4.5%
2012 27.5% -4.7%
2013 26.1% -5.0%
2014 24.8% -5.2%
2015 23.4% -5.5%
2016 22.1% -5.8%
2017 20.7% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.7% 31.6% 43.9% 10
2010s 25.5% 20.7% 30.2% 8

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 22 Lesotho 21.8% compare
  2. 23 Yemen 21.0% compare
  3. 24 Sierra Leone 20.9% compare
  4. 26 Angola 18.2% compare
  5. 27 Zambia 14.7% compare
  6. 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Haiti?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Haiti was 20.7% 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): q3 recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Haiti ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
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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