People practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: People practicing open defecation was 1.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 1.3% for people practicing open defecation in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- People practicing open defecation in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.3% in 2017, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.