People practicing open defecation in Jamaica
Jamaica: People practicing open defecation was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Jamaica peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % 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 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Jamaica?
- People practicing open defecation in Jamaica was 0.6% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.