People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 22.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen peaked at 22.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 22.3% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0439 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen was 22.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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