People practicing open defecation in El Salvador
El Salvador: People practicing open defecation was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in El Salvador peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 78th out of 214 countries 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 5 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in El Salvador?
- People practicing open defecation in El Salvador was 1.2% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.