People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 42.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic is 42.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 79.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2017.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 59.9% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.3% | 57.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 42.3% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2017.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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