People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 3.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2000
All-time low
3.2%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nicaragua peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
Nicaragua ranks 24th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.1% compare
- 22 Yemen 3.7% compare
- 23 Peru 3.5% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.9% compare
- 26 Philippines 2.2% compare
- 27 Lesotho 2.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nicaragua?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nicaragua was 3.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Nicaragua ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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