People practicing open defecation of population in Haiti

Haiti: People practicing open defecation of population was 17.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.53
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 232 countries
All-time high
37.07
in 2000
All-time low
17.53
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

People practicing open defecation of population in Haiti, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 37.12001: 35.72002: 34.32003: 32.92004: 31.82005: 30.82006: 29.82007: 28.82008: 27.82009: 26.92010: 25.92011: 252012: 24.12013: 23.22014: 22.42015: 21.52016: 20.72017: 19.92018: 19.12019: 18.32020: 18.12021: 17.92022: 17.72023: 17.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 17.53 for people practicing open defecation of population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Haiti peaked at 37.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.53, in 2023.

Haiti ranks 18th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.59 26.87 37.07 10
2010s 22.01 18.34 25.93 10
2020s 17.83 17.53 18.13 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 16 Nigeria 17.96 compare
  2. 17 Ghana 17.79 compare
  3. 19 Cote d'Ivoire 16.69 compare
  4. 20 Sudan 16.39 compare
  5. 21 Ethiopia 16.23 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation of population in Haiti?
People practicing open defecation of population in Haiti was 17.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 37.07 in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 17.53 in 2023.
How does Haiti rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
Haiti ranks 18th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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