People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Haiti
Haiti: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 8.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Haiti, 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
In 2023, people practicing open defecation, urban in Haiti stood at 8.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Haiti peaked at 10.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2019.
That places Haiti 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 8.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 8.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 55.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 4 |
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 in Haiti?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Haiti was 8.1% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Haiti ranks 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.