People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Angola
Angola: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 25.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Angola is 25.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Angola peaked at 48.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Angola, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2001 | 46.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 36.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 25.6% | 34.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 6 Togo 40.8% compare
- 7 Namibia 33.8% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 32.0% compare
- 10 Mauritania 23.0% compare
- 11 Nigeria 20.8% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 20.3% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % 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 0.0135 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Angola?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Angola was 25.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Angola ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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