People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mongolia
Mongolia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 2.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Mongolia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2.2% 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 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mongolia peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 36th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mongolia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Mongolia was 2.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Mongolia ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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