People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 4.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Gabon peaked at 4.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 49 Kenya 5.8% compare
- 50 Malawi 5.5% compare
- 51 Mali 5.1% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 4.7% compare
- 54 South Africa 2.6% compare
- 55 El Salvador 2.5% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.71 % 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 0.0112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.04 % 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 0.0111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Gabon was 4.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Gabon ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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