People practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People practicing open defecation was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 15.5% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 36.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.7% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People practicing open defecation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 15.5% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.