People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 2.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.2% 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 18.7% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Congo peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Congo was 2.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Congo ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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