People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 23.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Ethiopia stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Ethiopia peaked at 49.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.4% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 35.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 23.4% | 34.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 13 Central African Republic 27.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 24.8% compare
- 15 Ghana 23.6% compare
- 17 Nigeria 22.8% compare
- 18 Nepal 21.5% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 21.3% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Ethiopia was 23.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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