People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Congo
Congo: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 4.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 32nd 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: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Congo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Congo was 4.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Congo ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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