People practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 104th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -69.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People practicing open defecation in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 104th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.