People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Paraguay 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Paraguay peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Paraguay 82nd 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: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -65.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Paraguay?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Paraguay 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Paraguay ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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