People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Kenya
Kenya: People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban was 11.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Kenya, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Kenya stood at 11.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Kenya peaked at 11.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 11.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 25 Bolivia 14.1% compare
- 26 Philippines 11.8% compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 11.4% compare
- 29 Cambodia 10.2% compare
- 30 Peru 9.6% compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.5% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Kenya?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Kenya was 11.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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