People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 46.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 46.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Haiti peaked at 72.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2017.
That places Haiti 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 58.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 46.6% | 57.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 19 Central African Republic 54.7% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 54.1% compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.0% compare
- 23 Mozambique 45.7% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 40.4% compare
- 25 Ghana 39.3% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Haiti was 46.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Haiti ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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