People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Lesotho peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 16 Zimbabwe 0.2% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.2% compare
- 20 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 21 Namibia 0.1% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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