People practicing open defecation, urban in Low income
Low income: People practicing open defecation, urban was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Low 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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Low income is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Low income peaked at 10.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2024.
Low income ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Low income?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Low income was 3.6% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Low income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.