People practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend, 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend stood at 9.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 61.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 42.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 20.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 9.1% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% compare
- 18 Haiti 31.5% compare
- 19 Nigeria 31.2% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 21 Ghana 30.8% compare
- 22 Somalia 26.4% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 24.9% compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Early-demographic dividend was 9.1% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.