People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 52.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 52.5% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Liberia peaked at 69.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.9% | — |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 64.1% | 69.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.5% | 62.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 5 Benin 71.9% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 61.4% compare
- 7 Mauritania 57.9% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 49.1% compare
- 10 Angola 48.4% compare
- 11 Madagascar 44.7% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Liberia was 52.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Liberia ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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