People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 13.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 13.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Sierra Leone was 13.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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