People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Djibouti
Djibouti: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 2.7% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Djibouti peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 27th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 432.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 26 Sudan 3.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.5% compare
- 30 Nepal 2.4% compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 197 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % 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 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % 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 0.0495 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Djibouti?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Djibouti was 2.7% in 2023, 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Djibouti ranks 27th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.