People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 15.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 15.2% 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 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Lesotho peaked at 19.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.0% compare
- 21 Angola 16.7% compare
- 22 Indonesia 15.2% compare
- 24 Sudan 15.0% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.1% compare
- 26 Philippines 11.8% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Lesotho was 15.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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