People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Afghanistan is 0.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Afghanistan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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