People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mexico
Mexico: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mexico stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mexico peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Mexico 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 45 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
- 47 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 49 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 50 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 51 Paraguay 0.0% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mexico?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Mexico 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Mexico ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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