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People practicing open defecation (% of population)

Bangladesh · 2000–2024 · Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)

Latest (2024)0% of population
Earliest (2000)15.69
Change since 2000−15.69
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.ODFC.ZS)
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What you should know

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, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.ODFC.ZS)
Data updated
November 1, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
2000–2024 (25 data points)
Unit
% of population
World Bank code
SH.STA.ODFC.ZS
Licence
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WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.ODFC.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-open-defecation (data updated November 1, 2026).

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Year% of population
20240
20230
20220
20210
20200
20190.56
20181.25
20171.96
20162.68
20153.41
20144.15
20134.91
20125.68
20116.45
20107.24
20098.05
20088.86
20079.68
200610.51
200511.36
200412.21
200313.07
200213.94
200114.82
200015.69