People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.298 highest2001: 0.32 highest2002: 0.342 highest2003: 0.365 highest2004: 0.387 highest2005: 0.409 highest2006: 0.432 highest2007: 0.454 highest2008: 0.476 highest2009: 0.499 highest2010: 0.521 highest2011: 0.543 highest2012: 0.566 highest2013: 0.588 highest2014: 0.61 highest2015: 0.633 highest2016: 0.655 highest2017: 0.655 highest

Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.

That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.3% +7.5%
2002 0.3% +7.0%
2003 0.4% +6.5%
2004 0.4% +6.1%
2005 0.4% +5.8%
2006 0.4% +5.5%
2007 0.5% +5.2%
2008 0.5% +4.9%
2009 0.5% +4.7%
2010 0.5% +4.5%
2011 0.5% +4.3%
2012 0.6% +4.1%
2013 0.6% +3.9%
2014 0.6% +3.8%
2015 0.6% +3.7%
2016 0.7% +3.5%
2017 0.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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  6. 11 Indonesia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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