People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Comoros

Comoros: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Comoros, 2000–2017

0.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.453 highest2001: 0.431 highest2002: 0.408 highest2003: 0.386 highest2004: 0.363 highest2005: 0.341 highest2006: 0.318 highest2007: 0.296 highest2008: 0.274 highest2009: 0.251 highest2010: 0.229 highest2011: 0.206 highest2012: 0.184 highest2013: 0.161 highest2014: 0.139 highest2015: 0.139 highest2016: 0.139 highest2017: 0.139 highest

Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 0.1% 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 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Comoros peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

Comoros ranks 50th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Comoros, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest) in Comoros, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.4% -5.0%
2002 0.4% -5.2%
2003 0.4% -5.5%
2004 0.4% -5.8%
2005 0.3% -6.2%
2006 0.3% -6.6%
2007 0.3% -7.1%
2008 0.3% -7.6%
2009 0.3% -8.2%
2010 0.2% -8.9%
2011 0.2% -9.8%
2012 0.2% -10.9%
2013 0.2% -12.2%
2014 0.1% -13.9%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2017 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 47 Algeria 0.3% compare
  2. 48 Panama 0.2% compare
  3. 49 Eswatini 0.2% compare
  4. 51 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  5. 52 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 53 Thailand 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Comoros?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Comoros was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
Comoros ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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