People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 10.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Sierra Leone stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Sierra Leone was 10.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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