People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income
Middle income: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income peaked at 6.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Middle income ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.9% compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.0883 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle income was 0.7% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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.