People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Liberia is 0.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 48.8% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Liberia peaked at 7.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.7% | — |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 6 Ghana 0.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7% compare
- 10 Yemen 0.6% compare
- 11 Indonesia 0.6% compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % 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 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % 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 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Liberia was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Liberia ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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