People practicing open defecation in Low income
Low income: People practicing open defecation was 17.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Low 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Low income stood at 17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Low income peaked at 39.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2024.
Low income ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 29.2% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Low income?
- People practicing open defecation in Low income was 17.2% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.