People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 10.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 10.9% 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 27.2% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ethiopia peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 43.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 10.9% | 39.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 17 Sierra Leone 13.6% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
- 19 Zambia 12.3% compare
- 21 India 10.7% compare
- 22 Sudan 10.2% compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.2% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % 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 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.14 % 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 0.0186 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ethiopia was 10.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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