People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 49.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 49.1% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 74.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2017.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1% | — |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 61.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 49.1% | 60.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 49.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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