People practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: People practicing open defecation, rural was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 14.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 72.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2024.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.8% | — |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 50.9% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 26.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.3% | 24.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 33 Papua New Guinea 17.3% compare
- 34 Botswana 16.7% compare
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 14.3% in 2024, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.