People practicing open defecation, rural in High income
High income: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in High income, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in High income is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in High income peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
High income ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in High income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
- 40 Timor-Leste 11.7% compare
- 41 Senegal 11.3% compare
- 42 India 10.7% compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.6% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in High income?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in High income was 0.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- High income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.