People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 23.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 23.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Haiti peaked at 47.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2017.
That places Haiti 24th 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): Q4 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8% | 34.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.2% | 33.0% | 8 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Haiti was 23.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Haiti ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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