People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 39.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Yemen is 39.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Yemen peaked at 47.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.1% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.5% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.1% | 42.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 23 Mozambique 45.7% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 40.4% compare
- 25 Ghana 39.3% compare
- 27 Nigeria 38.3% compare
- 28 Senegal 38.1% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 37.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Yemen was 39.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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