People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
That places Sudan 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 27 Djibouti 2.7% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.5% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan was 3.0% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Sudan ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.