People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Rwanda stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Rwanda peaked at 2.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 46th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Rwanda?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Rwanda was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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