People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sierra Leone is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % 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 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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