People practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba
Cuba: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba, 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
Cuba recorded 0.5% 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 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
That places Cuba 84th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 81 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 82 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.6% compare
- 85 Belize 0.4% compare
- 86 Jamaica 0.4% compare
- 87 Croatia 0.4% compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Cuba 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.