People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 57.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Angola is 57.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Angola peaked at 73.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 10th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 57.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Angola's 57.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 64.8% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 57.4% | 63.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 68.7% compare
- 8 Liberia 66.3% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 65.5% compare
- 11 India 56.4% compare
- 12 Madagascar 54.6% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 46.6% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Angola was 57.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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