People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Thailand
Thailand: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
67th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Thailand, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Thailand is 0.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Thailand 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
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- 70 Barbados 0.0%
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- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
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- 70 Guyana 0.0%
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- 70 Jamaica 0.0%
- 70 Jordan 0.0%
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
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- 70 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 70 Montenegro 0.0%
- 70 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 70 Serbia 0.0%
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- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
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More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % 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 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.74 % 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 0.0391 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Thailand?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Thailand was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Thailand ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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