People practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: People practicing open defecation was 3.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 3.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 9.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.02 % 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 0.1213 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.1279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 3.0% in 2021, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.