People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Eswatini, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.4% 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 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Eswatini peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 38th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 35 Guatemala 0.5% compare
- 36 Lesotho 0.5% compare
- 37 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 0.3% compare
- 40 Malawi 0.3% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.79 % 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 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.8032 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Eswatini was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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