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Philippines: People practicing open defecation

2.18percent · 2024-62.9% 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 Philippines from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.178
20232.541
20222.905
20213.271
20203.638
20194.007
20184.377
20174.748
20165.119
20155.491
20145.864
20136.239
20126.615
20116.992
20107.371
20097.734
20088.093
20078.451
20068.809
20059.166
20049.523
20039.879
200210.234
200110.589
200010.58

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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