People practicing open defecation, urban in Other small states
Other small states: People practicing open defecation, urban was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Other small states peaked at 4.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places Other small states 16th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 13 Niger 7.9% compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 7.7% compare
- 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
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0234 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 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Other small states?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Other small states was 1.0% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Other small states ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.