People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Gambia
Gambia: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Gambia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Gambia is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Gambia peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Gambia 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Gambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -47.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -91.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.2%. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -91.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Gambia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Gambia was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Gambia ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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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