People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Laos
Laos: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Laos is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Laos peaked at 35.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Laos ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 12.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 10.1% | 8 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Laos?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Laos was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Laos ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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