People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 40.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Togo stood at 40.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Togo peaked at 57.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2017.
That places Togo 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Togo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 48.8% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 40.8% | 47.8% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Togo was 40.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Togo ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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