People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 5.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Haiti is 5.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Haiti peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.
That places Haiti 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 16.9% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.8% | 15.5% | 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.8958 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Haiti was 5.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Haiti ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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