People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest rural was 15.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
15.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 97 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2010
All-time low
15.0%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in El Salvador, 2010–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in El Salvador is 15.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.0% | — |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 7.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 52 Philippines 22.3% compare
- 53 Afghanistan 18.9% compare
- 54 Tunisia 17.5% compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 14.9% compare
- 57 Malawi 14.8% compare
- 58 Nepal 14.1% compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in El Salvador?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in El Salvador was 15.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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