People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 3.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, urban in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Marshall Islands peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 24th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 137.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 4.3% compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.9% compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 26 Sudan 3.0% compare
- 27 Djibouti 2.7% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % 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 0.0527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Marshall Islands?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Marshall Islands was 3.7% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Marshall Islands ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.