Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 0.7% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.2% on the previous year and down 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Caribbean ranks 91st of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -86.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -86.2% | 5.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More infrastructure data for Caribbean
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 6.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 337.9 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.54 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 73.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Caribbean was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Caribbean ranks 91st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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