People practicing open defecation in Naoero
Naoero: People practicing open defecation was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Naoero, 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 Naoero is 0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Naoero peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Naoero 82nd 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 Naoero, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Naoero
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5754 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5088 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Naoero?
- People practicing open defecation in Naoero was 0.8% 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 Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Naoero rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Naoero ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Naoero 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.