People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Paraguay
Paraguay: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 1.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Paraguay peaked at 1.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Paraguay?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Paraguay was 1.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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