People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 79.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 79.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 11th 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 90.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 8 Angola 83.6% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 80.2% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 79.1% compare
- 12 Somalia 72.4% compare
- 13 Lesotho 71.0% compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.0% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Cambodia was 79.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Cambodia ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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