People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 17.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 17.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 57.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2017.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 35th 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): Q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.1% | — |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 37.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 17.0% | 34.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 20.1% compare
- 33 Guinea 19.4% compare
- 34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.9% compare
- 36 Honduras 15.0% compare
- 37 Afghanistan 14.9% compare
- 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.5% compare
More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1497 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 17.0% 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): q2 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).