People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 37.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Niger recorded 37.5% 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 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Niger peaked at 59.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 48.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 37.5% | 46.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 5 Liberia 56.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 54.6% compare
- 7 Togo 38.2% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.0% compare
- 10 India 35.2% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 33.3% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.68 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Niger was 37.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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