People practicing open defecation in Bahamas
Bahamas: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Bahamas, 2000–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Bahamas is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Bahamas peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 109th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 106 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 108 Palestine, State of 0.1% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1%
- 111 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 112 Tonga 0.1% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0888 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Bahamas?
- People practicing open defecation in Bahamas was 0.1% in 2019, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Bahamas ranks 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.