People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 67.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 67.6% 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 76.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 18th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.3% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 71.9% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 71.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 15 Madagascar 70.7% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 69.1% compare
- 17 Liberia 68.5% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 64.5% compare
- 20 Yemen 63.3% compare
- 21 Ghana 61.9% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Zimbabwe was 67.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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