People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 21.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 21.3% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 21.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Sierra Leone was 21.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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