People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 3.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Niger recorded 3.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Niger peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
That places Niger 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 12 Indonesia 3.5% compare
- 13 India 3.3% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 3.3% compare
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.8% compare
- 17 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 18 Somalia 2.7% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.27 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4 % 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 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Niger was 3.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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