People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 8.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 8.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Cambodia peaked at 35.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 26th 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): Q5 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 22.8% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.0% | 20.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.2% compare
- 24 Ghana 8.5% compare
- 25 Peru 8.4% compare
- 27 Somalia 7.5% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 7.4% compare
- 29 Mozambique 6.2% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 9.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Cambodia was 8.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Cambodia ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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