People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 14.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 14.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 49.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2017.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 31.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 14.1% | 29.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 14.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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