People practicing open defecation in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People practicing open defecation was 45.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 45.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Solomon Islands peaked at 59.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 6th of 214 countries 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.4% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 54.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 47.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.3% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Solomon Islands?
- People practicing open defecation in Solomon Islands was 45.3% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Solomon Islands ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.