People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Central African Republic, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Central African Republic is 0.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Central African Republic?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Central African Republic was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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