People practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, rural was 31.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 31.5% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti peaked at 51.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2019.
Haiti ranks 18th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 42.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 31.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 16 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% compare
- 19 Nigeria 31.2% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 21 Ghana 30.8% compare
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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.79 % 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 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % 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 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Haiti was 31.5% in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Haiti ranks 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.