People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Palestine
Palestine: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.1% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Palestine peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 108th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 105 Turkey 0.1% compare
- 106 Moldova 0.1% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 109 Bahamas 0.1% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Palestine?
- People practicing open defecation in Palestine was 0.1% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Palestine ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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.