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

Latest (2017)
23.2%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
24th
of 97 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2000
All-time low
23.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Haiti, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 47.22001: 45.72002: 44.32003: 42.92004: 41.52005: 40.12006: 38.72007: 37.32008: 35.92009: 34.52010: 332011: 31.62012: 30.22013: 28.82014: 27.42015: 262016: 24.62017: 23.2

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Haiti, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.8% 34.5% 47.2% 10
2010s 28.1% 23.2% 33.0% 8

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 21 Zimbabwe 26.7% compare
  2. 22 Sierra Leone 23.3% compare
  3. 23 Cambodia 23.3% compare
  4. 25 Yemen 22.3% compare
  5. 26 Ethiopia 21.5% compare
  6. 27 Zambia 21.2% compare

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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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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