People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.8% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Cape Verde peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -80.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -80.8% | 1.7% | 0.3% |
| 2023 | -44.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 20.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 7.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % 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 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % 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 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Cape Verde?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Cape Verde 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, urban recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cape Verde ranks 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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, urban (% of urban 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.