People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in El Salvador
El Salvador: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 1.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2010
All-time low
1.1%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in El Salvador, 2010–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.1% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.1% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % 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 El Salvador?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in El Salvador was 1.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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