People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Pakistan
Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Pakistan, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0% 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 19.7% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Pakistan peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Pakistan 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Pakistan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Pakistan was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Pakistan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Pakistan ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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