People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 30.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Yemen stood at 30.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Yemen peaked at 30.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 26th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 30.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 23 Central African Republic 35.8% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.3% compare
- 25 Lesotho 33.0% compare
- 27 Ethiopia 29.3% compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 29.3% compare
- 29 Ghana 26.9% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Yemen was 30.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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