People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 8.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 8.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Yemen peaked at 8.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 8 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Yemen was 8.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Yemen ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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