People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 1.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Vanuatu peaked at 1.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +111.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +111.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2009 | +52.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Vanuatu?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Vanuatu was 1.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Vanuatu ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.