People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2007
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Costa Rica, 2007–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2015, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Costa Rica stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 79 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 80 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 82 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 83 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 84 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 Costa Rica?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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