People practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People practicing open defecation, urban was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island small states peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2005.
Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island small states?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Pacific island small states 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.