People practicing open defecation in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation was 17.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Haiti, 2000–2023
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 Haiti is 17.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Haiti peaked at 37.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1551 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation in Haiti was 17.5% in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Haiti ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.