People practicing open defecation, urban in High income
High income: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in High income, 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
High income recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in High income peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
High income ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban in High income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -62.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.1116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate -0.3034 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in High income?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in High income was 0.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- High income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.