People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 28.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 28.2% 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 16.0% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Somalia peaked at 96.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2017.
That places Somalia 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 71.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 28.2% | 65.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 16 Sudan 31.1% compare
- 17 Mozambique 29.4% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.2% compare
- 20 Nepal 28.2% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 26.7% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 23.3% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Somalia was 28.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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