People practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 0.1787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.1463 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.3334 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Post-demographic dividend was 0.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.