People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 10.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 10.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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