People practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total, 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
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.8% 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 11.2% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 6.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places IDA & IBRD total 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Nigeria 7.1% compare
- 16 Angola 7.1% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 6.8% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 5.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 4.3% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in IDA & IBRD total was 0.8% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.