People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 29.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 29.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 58.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2017.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th 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): Q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 43.9% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 29.2% | 42.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 29.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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