People practicing open defecation in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Eswatini peaked at 22.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 92nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -72.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation in Eswatini was 0.4% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.