People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Palestine
Palestine: 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
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2005–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Palestine, 2005–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Palestine is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Palestine peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Palestine 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.1%. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7%. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 75 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 76 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 77 Albania 0.0% compare
- 78 Armenia 0.0%
- 78 Barbados 0.0%
- 78 Belarus 0.0%
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 78 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 78 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 78 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 78 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 78 Maldives 0.0%
- 78 Moldova 0.0%
- 78 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 78 Serbia 0.0%
- 78 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 78 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 78 Turkey 0.0% compare
- 78 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 78 Uruguay 0.0%
More health data for Palestine
- 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 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Palestine?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Palestine 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Palestine ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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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