People practicing open defecation in High income
High income: People practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in High income, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
High income recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in High income peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
High income ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in High income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 39 Marshall Islands 6.8% compare
- 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.8% compare
- 41 Myanmar 6.7% compare
- 42 India 6.7% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 6.2% compare
- 44 Senegal 6.1% compare
- 45 Kenya 5.9% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in High income?
- People practicing open defecation in High income was 0.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for people practicing open defecation?
- High income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.