People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 6.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 6.6% 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 24.1% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 40.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2017.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -24.1% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 23.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 6.6% | 21.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Côte d'Ivoire was 6.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2017.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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