People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 14.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zimbabwe stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 15th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 20.3% compare
- 13 Madagascar 19.9% compare
- 14 Yemen 16.2% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 14.1% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 13.6% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Zimbabwe was 14.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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