People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 23.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 23.3% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Sierra Leone was 23.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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