People practicing open defecation in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
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 Early-demographic dividend is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 43.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
That places Early-demographic dividend 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 27.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 12.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.1% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.17 % 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 0.0042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2692 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Early-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation in Early-demographic dividend was 5.1% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.