People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
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 Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 124th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 252 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 71.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 73.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 226 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People practicing open defecation in Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.