People practicing open defecation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 114th 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.59 % 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 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 240 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Costa Rica?
- People practicing open defecation in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.