People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mexico
Mexico: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.4% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
That places Mexico 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mexico?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Mexico was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Mexico ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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