People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: 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
52nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Dominican Republic 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 52nd 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Dominican Republic?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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