People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Egypt
Egypt: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
45th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Egypt is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 241.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Egypt peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 45th 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): Q5 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +633.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +90.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Egypt?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Egypt 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): q5 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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