People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 13.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 13.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 36.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2017.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18th 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): Q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 24.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 13.5% | 23.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 13.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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