People practicing open defecation in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): People practicing open defecation was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.8% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 47 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 27 Lesotho 14.8% compare
- 28 Somalia 14.4% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 12.6% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.7% compare
- 31 Afghanistan 11.2% compare
- 32 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.5% compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.7% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- People practicing open defecation in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for people practicing open defecation?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.