People practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation, rural was 24.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 24.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 63.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.6% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 49.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 33.0% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 21 Ghana 30.8% compare
- 22 Somalia 26.4% compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 24.8% compare
- 25 Sudan 24.1% compare
- 26 Mozambique 23.5% compare
More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 24.9% 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, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 23rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, rural (% of rural 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.