People practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro
Montenegro: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro, 2006–2024
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 Montenegro is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Montenegro ranks 93rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 91 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 95 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -0.201 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.09 % 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 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Montenegro ranks 93rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.