People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Zambia
Zambia: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 12.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
12.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 97 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2000
All-time low
12.3%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zambia is 12.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zambia peaked at 12.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Zambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 12.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 12.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zambia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zambia was 12.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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