People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 65.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 65.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Cambodia peaked at 98.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 13th 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): Q2 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 83.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 65.6% | 80.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 72.1% compare
- 11 India 70.1% compare
- 12 Angola 68.4% compare
- 14 Madagascar 61.3% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.9% compare
- 16 Lesotho 56.7% 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Cambodia was 65.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Cambodia ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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