People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in India
India: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 56.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in India, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in India is 56.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in India peaked at 86.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2017.
India ranks 11th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.4% | — |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.9% | 74.9% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 56.4% | 72.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
- 8 Liberia 66.3% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 65.5% compare
- 10 Angola 57.4% compare
- 12 Madagascar 54.6% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 46.6% compare
- 14 Cambodia 45.5% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0185 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in India?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in India was 56.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2017.
- How does India rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- India ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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