People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 4.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Zimbabwe is 4.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Zimbabwe was 4.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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