People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 2.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Somalia is 2.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Somalia peaked at 2.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 15 Niger 3.0% compare
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.8% compare
- 17 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 19 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
- 21 Gabon 1.9% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Somalia was 2.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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