People practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People practicing open defecation was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States peaked at 3.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Caribbean Small States ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -48.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.7% compare
- 34 Congo 8.4% compare
- 35 Pakistan 8.2% compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 7.9% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 7.7% compare
- 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.1% compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 6.8% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States?
- People practicing open defecation in Caribbean Small States was 0.3% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.