People practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, urban was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 9.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Pre-demographic dividend was 4.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.