People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Lesotho is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Lesotho peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -47.9% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 33 Saint Lucia 0.6% compare
- 34 Sudan 0.6% compare
- 35 Guatemala 0.5% compare
- 37 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 38 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 0.3% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Lesotho was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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