People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Haiti

Haiti: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 28.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
28.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 97 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 2017
All-time low
27.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Haiti, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 27.3 lowest2001: 27.3 lowest2002: 27.4 lowest2003: 27.5 lowest2004: 27.5 lowest2005: 27.6 lowest2006: 27.6 lowest2007: 27.7 lowest2008: 27.8 lowest2009: 27.8 lowest2010: 27.9 lowest2011: 27.9 lowest2012: 28 lowest2013: 28.1 lowest2014: 28.1 lowest2015: 28.2 lowest2016: 28.2 lowest2017: 28.3 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Haiti is 28.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Haiti peaked at 28.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2000.

That places Haiti 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Haiti, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 27.3%
2001 27.3% +0.2%
2002 27.4% +0.2%
2003 27.5% +0.2%
2004 27.5% +0.2%
2005 27.6% +0.2%
2006 27.6% +0.2%
2007 27.7% +0.2%
2008 27.8% +0.2%
2009 27.8% +0.2%
2010 27.9% +0.2%
2011 27.9% +0.2%
2012 28.0% +0.2%
2013 28.1% +0.2%
2014 28.1% +0.2%
2015 28.2% +0.2%
2016 28.2% +0.2%
2017 28.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.5% 27.3% 27.8% 10
2010s 28.1% 27.9% 28.3% 8

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 9 Mauritania 37.0% compare
  2. 10 India 35.2% compare
  3. 11 Burkina Faso 33.3% compare
  4. 13 Central African Republic 27.3% compare
  5. 14 Mozambique 24.8% compare
  6. 15 Ghana 23.6% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Haiti?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Haiti was 28.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Haiti ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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