People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh peaked at 11.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -51.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 8 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh was 0.0% 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): q3 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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