People practicing open defecation in IDA blend
IDA blend: People practicing open defecation was 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in IDA blend, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 11.4% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in IDA blend peaked at 24.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 14 Angola 25.7% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 24.7% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in IDA blend?
- People practicing open defecation in IDA blend was 11.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for people practicing open defecation?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.