People practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation, rural was 18.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 18.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands peaked at 36.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 31.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 29 Lesotho 19.7% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.8% compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 18.8% compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 17.3% compare
- 34 Botswana 16.7% compare
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Marshall Islands was 18.7% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Marshall Islands ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.