People practicing open defecation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People practicing open defecation was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Cape Verde peaked at 51.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 31.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 12.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 10.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Cape Verde?
- People practicing open defecation in Cape Verde was 3.4% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.