People practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend, 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
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 40 Timor-Leste 11.7% compare
- 41 Senegal 11.3% compare
- 42 India 10.7% compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.6% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 10.1% compare
- 45 Colombia 9.9% compare
- 46 Panama 9.8% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 0.0668 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6767 % 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 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.8178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Post-demographic dividend was 0.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.