People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 1.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Congo peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 29th 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): Q3 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Congo was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Congo ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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