People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 7.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Somalia stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Somalia peaked at 49.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 33.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 7.5% | 30.3% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Somalia was 7.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Somalia ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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