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Pakistan: People practicing open defecation

8.17percent · 2024-54.4% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Pakistan from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20248.172
20239.129
202210.092
202111.059
202012.031
201913.007
201813.985
201714.966
201615.949
201516.937
201417.93
201318.928
201219.931
201120.939
201021.952
200922.97
200823.993
200725.021
200626.053
200527.091
200428.133
200329.18
200229.258
200129.335
200029.412

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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