People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Caribbean Small States, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Caribbean Small States stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Caribbean Small States peaked at 3.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Caribbean Small States ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -45.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -45.1% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 33 Papua New Guinea 17.3% compare
- 34 Botswana 16.7% compare
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
- 36 Laos 14.3% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Caribbean Small States?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Caribbean Small States was 0.5% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.