People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Iraq
Iraq: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
78th
of 97 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Iraq stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Iraq peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Iraq ranks 78th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -61.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.85 % 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 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % 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 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Iraq?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Iraq was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Iraq ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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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