People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 10.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Cambodia stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
Cambodia ranks 29th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 58.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 10.2% | 51.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 26 Philippines 11.8% compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 11.4% compare
- 28 Kenya 11.3% compare
- 30 Peru 9.6% compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.5% compare
- 32 Yemen 8.2% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.9737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6988 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Cambodia was 10.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Cambodia ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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