People practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People practicing open defecation, urban was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.1% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.