People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 55.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 55.5% 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 60.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 17th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.5% | 57.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 14 Madagascar 61.3% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.9% compare
- 16 Lesotho 56.7% compare
- 18 Sudan 55.1% compare
- 19 Central African Republic 54.7% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 54.1% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Zimbabwe was 55.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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