People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 48.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Angola is 48.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Angola peaked at 62.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2017.
That places Angola 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q4 in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 54.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 48.4% | 54.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 7 Mauritania 57.9% compare
- 8 Liberia 52.5% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 49.1% compare
- 11 Madagascar 44.7% compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 41.9% compare
- 13 India 37.4% compare
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % 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 0.0135 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Angola was 48.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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