People practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 21.4% (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation in Post-demographic dividend 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.