People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Zambia
Zambia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Zambia is 0.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Zambia peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Zambia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Zambia was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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