People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 65.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 65.5% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 87.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2017.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 75.6% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 65.5% | 74.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 65.5% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2017.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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