People practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius
Mauritius: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 89th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 86 Jamaica 0.4% compare
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- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 91 Moldova 0.2% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0112 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Mauritius was 0.3% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mauritius ranks 89th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.