Marshall Islands - People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Marshall Islands was 9.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.89 in 2001, while its lowest value was 9.75 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2001 11.89
2002 11.75
2003 11.61
2004 11.47
2005 11.34
2006 11.23
2007 11.12
2008 11.00
2009 10.89
2010 10.78
2011 10.67
2012 10.57
2013 10.46
2014 10.36
2015 10.25
2016 10.15
2017 10.06
2018 9.96
2019 9.86
2020 9.75

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors