People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 65.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Namibia is 65.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Namibia peaked at 65.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 44.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.6% | 65.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Benin 82.5% compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 75.9% compare
- 4 Chad 58.8% compare
- 5 Liberia 56.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 54.6% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Namibia was 65.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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