People practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: People practicing open defecation, rural was 1.4% in 2016. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, people practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 74th out of 171 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.4% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 74th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.