People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 45.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cambodia stood at 45.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cambodia peaked at 98.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 14th 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): Q3 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 74.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 45.5% | 70.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 11 India 56.4% compare
- 12 Madagascar 54.6% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 46.6% compare
- 15 Mozambique 43.2% compare
- 16 Sudan 42.7% compare
- 17 Somalia 40.8% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % 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 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0216 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cambodia was 45.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Cambodia ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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