People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Iraq
Iraq: 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 Iraq, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. 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 Iraq peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Iraq 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -62.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Iraq 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Iraq ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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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