Marshall Islands - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Marshall Islands was 32.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.49 in 2001.

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 30.49
2002 30.49
2003 30.49
2004 30.49
2005 30.49
2006 30.60
2007 30.71
2008 30.82
2009 30.93
2010 31.04
2011 31.15
2012 31.26
2013 31.37
2014 31.48
2015 31.59
2016 31.70
2017 31.81
2018 31.92
2019 32.03
2020 32.03

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Marshall Islands was 3.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.57 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.40 in 2019.

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 3.57
2002 3.57
2003 3.57
2004 3.57
2005 3.57
2006 3.56
2007 3.54
2008 3.53
2009 3.52
2010 3.51
2011 3.49
2012 3.48
2013 3.47
2014 3.46
2015 3.45
2016 3.43
2017 3.42
2018 3.41
2019 3.40
2020 3.40

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors