People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Pakistan
Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Pakistan, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0% 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 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Pakistan peaked at 21.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Pakistan ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -53.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -100.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 9.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 8 |
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- 64 Barbados 0.0%
- 64 Belarus 0.0%
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
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- 64 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 64 Maldives 0.0%
- 64 Moldova 0.0%
- 64 Montenegro 0.0%
- 64 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 64 Serbia 0.0%
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Pakistan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Pakistan was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Pakistan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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