People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2018, people practicing open defecation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 9 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People practicing open defecation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.5% in 2018, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.