People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 9.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Haiti, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 9.6% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Haiti peaked at 10.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
That places Haiti 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 9.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 11.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 9.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 52.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Haiti was 9.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Haiti ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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