People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bangladesh peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 72nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -43.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -78.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -78.1% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bangladesh?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bangladesh was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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