People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Egypt
Egypt: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Egypt stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Egypt peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -74.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 83 Gambia 0.0% compare
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- 85 Türkiye 0.0% compare
- 86 Belarus 0.0%
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 86 Georgia 0.0%
- 86 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 86 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 86 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 86 Maldives 0.0%
- 86 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 86 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 86 Palestine, State of 0.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Egypt was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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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