People practicing open defecation in Serbia
Serbia: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Serbia peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 115th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.12 % 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 0.0704 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.7512 % 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 0.0721 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Serbia?
- People practicing open defecation in Serbia was 0.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Serbia ranks 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.