People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Honduras

Honduras: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Honduras, 2000–2017

024682000200820172000: 7.8 highest2001: 7.2 highest2002: 6.6 highest2003: 6 highest2004: 5.4 highest2005: 4.8 highest2006: 4.2 highest2007: 3.6 highest2008: 3 highest2009: 2.4 highest2010: 1.8 highest2011: 1.2 highest2012: 0.625 highest2013: 0.029 highest2014: 0 highest2015: 0 highest2016: 0 highest2017: 0 highest

Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Honduras stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Honduras peaked at 7.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Honduras ranks 54th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest) in Honduras, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 7.8% —
2001 7.2% -7.7%
2002 6.6% -8.3%
2003 6.0% -9.1%
2004 5.4% -10.0%
2005 4.8% -11.1%
2006 4.2% -12.4%
2007 3.6% -14.2%
2008 3.0% -16.5%
2009 2.4% -19.8%
2010 1.8% -24.7%
2011 1.2% -32.8%
2012 0.6% -48.8%
2013 0.0% -95.3%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.0% —
2016 0.0% —
2017 0.0% —

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Honduras 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -100.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 -95.3% 0.6% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.1% 2.4% 7.8% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.0% 1.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Honduras?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Honduras 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 Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
Honduras ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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